Farmworker Rynnis is cajoled into his fiancee's drug experiment and when she dies from it, he becomes a victim of small town cronyism. Blamed for her 'murder', Rynn is saved from certain death by Shasertai, a divine judge of the god of justice who has the ability to hear and to compel truth.

Shas and his group of lawmen pledge to take Rynn to another town where he can start fresh. Instead, by helping to shut down distribution of the drug that killed his fiancee, Rynn winds up joining the somewhat-eccentric group of lawmen.

I enjoyed the team's adventures, even though some were summarized more than I'd like. The team's interactions are interesting and very believable. I enjoyed the way Rynn and Shas eventually come together. I liked the combination of fantasy and steampunk elements which made me curious about more aspects of Mykles' worldbuilding, too. I'd love to see a sequel. I thought this was a very good read. ( )