

Picture a small town in the American west in the year 1912. A Lutheran pastor is visited by a mysterious Piegan man, who claims to be a monster who has committed unforgivable acts and requests to give his confession. The reader learns of how this man transforms into a monster and of his subsequent deeds, which are interwoven with the tale of the Piegan people and of the buffalo they depend on. It is a dark tale of suffering, brutality, and revenge