[1] From his grandmother, Nana Mama, Alex Cross has been told the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggle throughout the era of the Ku Klux Klan.

A lawyer at the turn of the century, a man named Ben Corbett, represents the toughest cases.

When President Roosevelt asks Ben personally to go to his hometown to investigate upon rumors of the Ku Klux Klan's resurgence, he cannot refuse.

Upon entering Eudora, Mississippi, Corbett meets Abraham Cross and his enchanting granddaughter Moody.

He enlists their help and the two Crosses introduce Corbett to the other side of the idyllic southern town.