Thomas K. Matthews once again creates a psychological thriller that both fascinates and terrifies. Embark on a journey of emotional turmoil with Charles Patterson as he desperately searches to find the killer of his family, while coming to terms with his own human limitations. Driven by power and wealth, he realizes his capacity for grief and sorrow have been replaced by greed and avarice. When he backs out of a family backpacking trip, he can never know what nightmare that decision will set in motion. Follow Charles as he searches for a brutal killer as well as his own humanity. Set in the rustic California Sierra Nevada mountains, Charles and those he meets discover that terror and death lurk behind the breath taking beauty of the wilds.