Two enemies stand between the Texas Rangers and justice.
One controls the law. The other has escaped it.
After Immanuel James Jones kills a brutal attacker and a bank robber on the same morning, the evidence should clear his name. Instead, the dead men's wealthy uncle buys the influence needed to put Immanuel on trial for murder. With Uzziah O'Bannon called east by a family tragedy, Immanuel's survival depends on uncovering the corruption inside a Texas courtroom.
Then Leo Canby Tibbs escapes Huntsville Prison and frees convicted poisoner Julia Parks Bonner. The murderous pair leaves a trail of bodies on their way to Galveston before fleeing across the Gulf. Uzziah, Immanuel, and Corporal Albert McNeil pursue them to Havana, where their badges carry no authority and their quarry has no intention of surrendering.
Money can purchase a verdict.
But it cannot stop the men coming for the truth.