Cody is a crime novel that is upfront about 10-year-old Cody Jenkins gruesomely shot and killed his abusive father in the middle of the night. With the smell of smoke still in the bedroom, good-hearted Sheriff Cremble is forced to quickly decide what to do. He chooses to hide the truth.

Sam Jenkins’ death was officially a burglary gone wrong.

Told from the perspectives of several key characters in the small West Texas town, we learn how Well Springs moved on after Sam’s death and the emotional toll hiding the truth took on Sheriff Cremble.