A murder is committed during the big game hunting season in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska. Retired Army Major Ben Hunnicutt and his hunting partner find the body and are drawn into the subsequent investigation. In an attempt to lure the killer into the open, officials publicly hint that Ben and his partner may be able to identify the killer. Due to bureaucratic bumbling, Ben's partner is murdered and an FBI agent is killed. Ben must take matters into his own hands.
The third in the series of mystery suspense set in Cold War Alaska! Don Neal's hero Ben Hunnicutt travels around Southcentral Alaska while he avenges his friend's death. Don't miss the other two in the series, Washtub Gold and Warhead.