01336cam a2200241 i 4500 2893867810 TxAuBib 20260923120000.0 260211s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2026934287 9781966218142 paperback 1966218141 paperback TxAuBib rda Suckow, Ruth, author. The John Wood case / Ruth Suckow. Tivoli : Tivoli Books, 2026. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The John Wood Case is the story of a moral crisis that besets a small town in Iowa, early in the twentieth century, as the result of an embezzlement by John Wood, one of the community's foremost citizens. The case has ramifications for the local Congregational church and its pastor, for the community's leading businessman, for the many citizens who trusted Wood, and most of all for Wood's family, particularly his exemplary young son, about to graduate as the high school's valedictorian. This novel is an extraordinary exploration of the moral dilemmas triggered by one person's terrible transgression, and the age-old tension between justice and mercy"-- Provided by publisher. 20260923.