Four friends lead simple lives in the sleepy small town of Spring Creek, West Virginia. But the quiet community nestled in the mountains is home to a dangerous secret.The Japanese mafia, known as Yakuza, has brought its business to the United States in the unlikeliest of locations. The officers of the Spring Creek Police Department took an oath to protect, to serve, and to uphold the law to the best of their ability-but they also provide protection for Yoshiro Sato to traffic narcotics into one of America's most remote regions. When one conscientious young officer is murdered for fear that he will reveal their secret, a single witness knows the truth... and holds the evidence. Now Ryan Clark and those around him are drawn into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse that could ultimately cost them their lives. They trust each other and no one else.They are Guilty by Association.