Inspired by the best-selling book by Jerry Biederman.

While investigating an explosive story in Los Angeles, a newspaper reporter crosses the line and finds himself in trouble with his publisher. As a punishment, he is banished from the big city and sent by his editor to cover a trivial small town story. On his way to cover this humiliating assignment, he stumbles across a great idea for a book. He suddenly shifts gears in pursuit of his dream to become an author. He becomes consumed with uncovering the secrets of the townspeople within the borders of one randomly selected town. "Secrets of a Small Town" pulls back the curtain on Anywhere, USA, and shines a light on the unseen side of ordinary people to reveal the one thing they thought they would keep buried forever. The seduction of being immortalized in a book and having the attention of a stranger from The Big City proves to be the right combination to unlock their revealing and surprising secrets. As the story unfolds, we are lead through a typical town to uncover the human mistakes, crimes, passions, indiscretions, embarrassments, and sins of its citizens. Our story removes the mask that small-town America wears all too well in order to reveal the true faces of its inhabitants - and the one surprising Big Secret this town has locked away. The secrets revealed include candid, sometimes chilling, other times humorous, and oftentimes bizarre revelations - the guilts, shames, and true-to-life dramas of perfectly ordinary people in a seemingly perfect place. The folks in the town have known each other for years, with their lives intertwined and sometimes tangled, yet it takes a stranger to get them to confess things they wouldn't admit to their closest friends and most trusted family members. What starts out as a "study of the human heart in conflict with itself" -- a Rockwellian character study -- mutates into a suspense thriller.—Biederman/Owens Entertainment

"We are each prisoners of our own hidden secrets. Having the courage to reveal them is the only way to be free. Sometimes it takes a stranger to shed light on the darkest places of the soul." Secrets of a Small Town Summary: While investigating an explosive story in Los Angeles, a newspaper reporter crosses the line and finds himself in trouble with his publisher. As a punishment, he is banished from the big city and sent by his editor to cover a trivial small town story. On his way to cover this humiliating assignment, he stumbles across a great idea for a book. He suddenly shifts gears in pursuit of his dream to become an author. He becomes consumed with uncovering the secrets of the townspeople within the borders of one randomly selected town. "Secrets of a Small Town" pulls back the curtain on Anywhere, USA, and shines a light on the unseen side of ordinary people to reveal the one thing they thought they would keep buried forever. The seduction of being immortalized in a book and having the attention of a stranger from The Big City proves to be the right combination to unlock their revealing and surprising secrets. As the story unfolds, we are lead through a typical town to uncover the human mistakes, crimes, passions, indiscretions, embarrassments, and sins of its citizens. Our story removes the mask that small-town America wears all too well in order to reveal the true faces of its inhabitants - and the one surprising Big Secret this town has locked away. The secrets revealed include candid, sometimes chilling, other times humorous, and oftentimes bizarre revelations - the guilts, shames, and true-to-life dramas of perfectly ordinary people in a seemingly perfect place. The folks in the town have known each other for years, with their lives intertwined and sometimes tangled, yet it takes a stranger to get them to confess things they wouldn't admit to their closest friends and most trusted family members. What starts out as a "study of the human heart in conflict with itself" -- a Rockwellian character study -- mutates into a suspense thriller. Inspired by the real-life story as revealed in the nonfiction book by the same name (Dell Publishing) - Testimonial quote about the book: "It's the only thing worth writing about. Faulkner said it when he accepted the Nobel: 'the study of the human heart in conflict with itself.' It's absolutely true. Which makes this not only a worthy book, but a profoundly important book; a profoundly human book. It is packed wall to wall with the silent howls for help and attention and kindness each of us emit all day long. It is irresistible." -- Harlan Ellison (author, screenwriter, essayist / creative consultant to "The Twilight Zone")—Biederman/Owens Entertainment