It's 1932 and Sullivan Harris is on the run. He promised the people of Kline, West Virginia, that he would find them water, but now he's failed and disappeared with their cash. Although he's determined to stay a step ahead of pursuers-like Jeremiah Weber-his resources are running low. Gainey Floyd is suspicious of Sulley's claim to be a dowser when he appears in town but reconsiders after he finds water. Rather, it's Sulley who grows uneasy when his success makes folks wonder if he can find more than water-like forgotten items or missing people. He lights out to escape such expectations and runs smack into something worse. Hundreds of men have found jobs digging the Hawks Nest Tunnel-but what they thought was a blessing is killing them. And no one seems to care. Here, Sulley finds something new-a desire to help. As Jeremiah-and now Gainey-pursue him, Sulley becomes the unexpected catalyst for finding what even he has forgotten. Hope.
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