"J.D. Rhoades writes action as well as anybody in the business, and bail bondsman Jack Keller is a winner." C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series Jack Kellers violent past is very much with him these days, despite his efforts to leave it behind. Hes back in rural North Carolina, looking for steady work, and trying to establish a relationship with Francis, the son he never knew. But the boys heard too much about Keller, particularly from Ben Jones, his half-brother and the son of Marie, the woman Keller loves. Bens alienated, angry, and headed for trouble, and Kellers living with the guilt of knowing that much of Bens turmoil stems from that fateful day of blood and madness on a burning mountainside when Keller saved Bens life and that of his mother. But it came at a terrible price. Kellers intervention on behalf of a bullied refugee girl and her family draws him into a confrontation with people from that familys own dark past, including a trio of vicious and sadistic female assassins--with Ben, Marie and Francis destined to end up in the crosshairs as well. Jack Kellers never been one to back down, and once again, hell be forced to pick up the gun to defend the people he loves. This time, however, he wont be alone, and Jack will find out that the debts of his past may never be paid in full.