A lakeside paradise is shattered by past crimes rising from the ashes of an ancient village. A small tribe of Cherokee Indians is swindled out of its heritage lands to make way for a massive reservoir system. An arsonist starts a fire that claims scores of lives but spares an infant spirited away in the dark. Years later these incendiary secrets pass through the remorseful lips of a dying man, sending Jonathan Sinclair Austen on a frantic search for justice as mysterious killings multiply and he discovers that he could be next. A former Army Ranger, Sin must rely on his investigative and survival skills to unravel a series of dead ends and dead bodies. He faces the daunting task of honoring a deathbed promise to bring a killer to justice and find a nameless infant rescued from tragedy. A powerful company and teams of hired assassins challenge his progress. Betrayed by those closest to him, he attracts new allies in his quest for the truth. Sin Austen is relentless and resourceful. He just may be unstoppable.