Bounty hunter Frank Knott is on his way to San Antonio in search of a fugitive when he stops in Dallas to visit a former Marine Corps buddy. Frank quickly discovers his old friend is not the same reliable guy he trusted at Camp Lejeune. Over the next two weeks, Frank's no-nonsense approach to life is tested to the limits as he gets a close gritty view of a modern-day lawless Lone Star State. This is the first in the Frank Knott crime/adventure series.