Lee Raybon is a citizen journalist who lives and works in a rare bookstore tucked in the heart of Tulsa - a local refuge and unofficial community hub. Lee is fiercely committed to exposing corruption and unearthing the city's hidden rot, even when it puts him at risk.

When the publication of Lee's latest exposé - a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family - is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg, the black sheep of the family, Lee knows he's stumbled onto something big. Digging deeper into the circumstances surrounding the death, Lee finds that the grieving widow appears to be more interested in her brother-in-law, a gubernatorial candidate, than in her dearly departed. And powerful forces want to prevent Lee from learning anything more.