Stuck in a dead-end job at a rural Mississippi college after a Faustian bargain gone wrong, a professor must unravel a series of ritual murders with the help of a priest he most certainly isn’t falling for, before academia, or something worse, swallows him whole.

If you’re into religious horror, dark humor, and neurotic professors, this is for you. If you are a neurotic professor looking for your own bargain with a side of romance at the Waffle House, this is especially for you.

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Kathryn is represented by Miriam Cortinovis at Ki Agency.