The protagonist, who ends up living in a cave on Frog Mountain, discovers a dead woman and, after dressing her up, has sex with her.  
At one point, the narrator recounts the story of a man who arrived in town to challenge all to a pigeon shooting contest.  When it turns out that he had strapped firecrackers to the pigeons in an attempt to cheat, the town tars and feathers him. This occurs after the narrator reminisces about how the protagonist worked setting posts for old man Whaley to buy the rifle he always carried.  In another scene the main character comes upon a woman in the road and rips off her white gown; after she accuses him of rape, he is arrested but soon let go. The protagonist, who ends up living in a cave on Frog Mountain, discovers a dead woman and, after dressing her up, has sex with her.  Set in Sevier County, Tennessee, it describes a series of macabre events culminating in the title figure being sent to the State Hospital and dissected.  For 10 points, name this work about Lester Ballard, a novel by Cormac McCarthy.
At one point, the narrator recounts the story of a man who arrived in town to challenge all to a pigeon shooting contest.  
Child of God