When the Cheering Stops

He had everything. Money. Stardom. Great friends. A World Series Championship. Then a traumatic death occurred and his world collapsed.

Walter Starr was a star. He had a record-setting eight-year run as a pitcher in the majors and was at his peak when his best friend and all-star catcher Marty Dawson died. For good reason, Walter blames himself for the death and punishes himself by leaving the game he loves.

For the next eight years, he wanders the country staying in small towns until someone recognizes him then he moves on. The guilt he carries is too heavy a burden to think about doing anything else with his life and he wants to avoid discovery by the press and others who see his running as a sign of guilt.

When Walter stops in the small rural town of Morseton, he is drawn to a broken-down, unkempt baseball diamond. The sight both sparks memories of his youth and saddens him for the field's condition. Unable to understand how anyone could allow the field to fall into such disrepair, he sets out to find out why. His discovery leads him to a mysterious land deal, a strange grudge between two towns, and a two-year-old murder.

Now, deep into the town's conflict, Walter begins to piece together a puzzle that sets unknown forces against him. Now, a target, Walter must decide what is so important about the events in Morseton that is worth losing his life over. With forces closing in on all sides, he must choose, run again as he has always done, or stand and fight and risk his own discovery.