In this world, holiness is not just a word. Behind a thin veil of reality lies something even the most ruthless thugs would not want to encounter in a dark alley.
The war is over, and army chaplain Thomas Bligh heads home with the remnants of his unit. Once, in peacetime, he ran a gang and didn’t forget his skills. But now his criminal empire is shattered, his native places have been taken by outsiders, and the people of Ellingburg—his cities—are starving, with no shelter and no hope. And then Thomas, along with other battle-worn veterans, decides to take back what was lost. By any means.
But when he begins fighting over power, he gets caught in a clever web of political intrigue—and realizes that the stakes in this game will be far higher than anyone first imagined.