When Charles Patterson backs out of a family backpacking trip, he has no idea the nightmare that decision will set in motion. Follow him as he wades through the shock and devastation of a mystery that will leave you breathless. Murder, greed and lust drive the action to an end that taxes the very sanity of Charles and those around him. Human nature shows itself in undeniable brutality, only to be salvaged with what seperates us from the lower animals...the ability to experience compassion and love.