For the past decade, Walker Holmes has published the Pensacola Insider, a weekly newspaper that struggles to stay solvent while reporting on corruption, racism and injustice.
Situated on the Florida Panhandle on the Florida-Alabama border, the coastal town has struggled to reach its potential, but progress has always been held back by grudges, many of which have spanned generations.
When Holmes publishes an article that leads to the arrest of his best friend, he might have gone too far. The town attacks the publisher for “falsely” accusing its most popular leader, costing the newspaper ad sales and possibly his control of the Insider.
The trial is Holmes’ only chance at redemption. It doesn’t help when Hines’ wife is found dead, and the corrupt sheriff and a wealth of enemies blame Holmes.
With his young staff, a few loyal friends, and his chocolate lab-mix, Big Boy, Holmes fights back, uncovering secrets and grudges that may cost him much more than his reputation.