In 1851, Crow Dog and his Comanche tribe take Sara Johns hostage; but after only seven months, they cast Sara and her mysterious doll aside fearing they are Death Spirits. While the Reconstruction Era is passing into history, some speak of Sara as Confederate campfire trash, still others tell of her sheer elegance, her abilities as a deadly gunfighter, or her perceptive business instincts. In 1876, after spending twenty-five years alone, Sara falls in love with Tierel Slaughter, a wealthy and respected Arkansas rancher. However, Tierel Slaughter is an alias for Frank Cobb, a man who believes he has successfully hidden his past from everyone, including Sara Johns. Known by the Comanche as the Far Rider, Sara Johns, Tierel Slaughter, their friends, and their enemies, are all destined to travel Crow Dog's Trail of Life ...and death, in this story of lies, deception, jealousy, cheating, and murder.