Wheatfield, Minnesota: a metropolis of all of seven hundred souls where nothing ever happened there and nothing ever would--until the mayor of sorts and a buddy come up with a scheme to put Wheatfield on the map. A floating image of the Virgin Mary has turned the whole town into a shrine, attracting thousands of pilgrims. Then the shootings begin. And as they--and Virgil Flowers--are about to discover, that's only the beginning of their troubles...
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