Jacob Dennison believes that every good thing in life comes at a cost. His wife Pam s miscarriage confirms that. Never mind that his boss at Food World has outrageous demands; that his father, a shady oil field equipment salesman, wants to make him a man in his own image. Never mind that his new friend Dwayne, a cunning drug dealer and occultist, wants nothing less than his discipleship. Jacob is willing to push beyond their expectations. His greatest struggle will prove to be his saving grace: he can follow only one voice the one that speaks within him and drives him to the brink of ruin and ultimately a higher price than even he had imagined. This is a brilliant novel, written with language that crackles. The relationships are treated with force and poignancy. The power of the story is its authenticity and the character s compelling conversion. He begins as a boy who refuses to accept responsibility, becomes the husband who longs for freedom, and at last the man who feels God s grace in spite of himself and the self-destructive path that has beckoned to him with a siren s allure. This brings a voice to Mormon literature that is clearly worth honoring. Marilyn Brown, author of The Wine Dark Sea of Grass"