Passing Judgment Author:Keith Ferrell ...forced into retirement...Hollywood director Baird Lowen is content to fish for bass and write incendiary articles about the Southern town of New Spirit-- a high-profile showplace of Christian fundamentalism. But when the death of a fellow detractor spurs Baird to find his murderers, he must uncover an extortion plot leading from a national an... more »ti-drug crusader to a gubernatorial hopeful.« less