"It is 1969 and spring finally comes to the lonesome Oregon high desert. The earth awakens after a bitter winter. Vietnam Veteran turned wildlife ranger Nick Drake also feels reborn as the wounds of war slowly heal, allowing him to lower his guard and find love. But for every new beginning, something old must give way. Someone is poisoning wild horses and a vicious killer escapes from prison. A murder thrusts Nick into a desperate manhunt that turns...

"Wildlife rangers Nick Drake and Loq take separate paths, but both lead to action, murder, and mystery in a thrilling and emotionally charged chapter in this bestselling series. When his sister goes on the run with a charismatic Indian rights activist wanted for murder, Loq risks everything to find her. He teams up with a beautiful police officer tracking a member of her own tribe who joined the fugitive too. Danger, desire, and treachery test the...

Living is hard on the high lonesome, but dying is easy. When two of Nick Drake's oldest Paiute friends disappear during a robbery of ancient relics that leads to a double murder, his race to find them puts him on a collision course with an obsessed killer. And that's only for starters. A plane crash on a snowy mountainside after a wedding and with a baby on the way leads to a desperate fight for survival. Only one outcome is certain: life will never...