Installment I of a continous-read VIII Installment serial novel, set in a strange little town called Belvidere.
Installment I: Beginning with the downhill roll of the stone; a dangerous stranger arrives in an odd, little, dead-end town; a young boy is skewered on a spiked fence; an impromptu with a new butcher in town; violence in the public square; a meeting of kindred spirits; feeding peculiar birds at the river ramp; a red-letter romp in a hay wagon; an introduction to a very special button; a landlord with an agenda; and a tenant with strange little secrets. To be continued...