August, 1955 Sheriff Ben Hoyle is found dead, laid out on his sister's front lawn, a gruesome murder that defies explanation. Texas Ranger Andrew Jackson "Red" Horne, a hard man with harder fists, a shrewd mind and faster guns takes on the investigation- but what starts out as one dead sheriff quickly turns into a double homicide with a side of arson and a generous helping of government conspiracy and a trail of blood stretching back more than a decade. Red Horne barely begins to untangle the web of lies and deceits before all Hell breaks loose and he's running and gunning to save his own life.