Coming of age has never been so fraught with danger. The sudden brutal murders of local children send a small town into a tailspin. Texas farmer’s son, Griz Marsh, wrestles with life’s complications and his feral sister, Tilly. Further trouble arrives in the form of the outspoken Lizzy Kendrick, a transient laborer, Robert Lemke, and a traveling magician, Joe Lester. Griz and his best friend, Marlon, are in the thick of it and take desperate actions to preserve what they love.