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Eden of the serpent in Tennessee town tale
A lone stranger in Clayton Tennessee hears of a peaceful Eden that hides old rivalries. A paymaster Sim Holeman is robbed and murdered on a midnight ride. a mysterious man flees with $1000, while a suspect Ben Rule vanishes. Years later progress brings a criminal judge to power as the tale closes with a wary romance and a moral reckoning.
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Clayton
Squire Burney
Steel
Casce
Smith and Carruthers
Thestra
Mathan
Story
Nathan
Redskins
Bim Holeman
Redville
Tennessee
Redville Road
Shock
Court House
Mephistopheles
Faust
Sim Holeman
Boon
Louisville
Tenn
Holeman
Ben Rule
Sim
Rule
New Eden
Juch
Criminal Court
Stephen All
Carruthers
Lawing
Squire's
Dolores
Sisterhood