A Southern college town and its thriving local music scene, where the music’s neither “sacred” nor “profane” so long as it’s good… A lost tape of a beloved band’s legendary show… A record label, poised to break big, which certain people want to be part of – by any means necessary… Two visitors, whose own music has been muted by regrets over long-ago bad decisions: Chuck McDonough, former grad student, who skipped town after learning things about himself he couldn’t face; and Penny Froward, whose attempt to help a friend in danger almost destroyed another woman’s life… A mysterious will by an unknown hand; and murder…