A cryptic message from a dead man propels Nathan Burdett into a search for an old cowboy; a man of the shadows who can only be found if he wants to be and whose words have the power to change lives.

He guides Nathan into looking beyond the day’s headlines, to a place where a small band of aged warriors are risking all to expose an insidious evil. 

But their battle seems lost, and to save innocent lives Nathan steps into the gap, finding a place where winning depends on more than his skill with a gun. For this is a foe, whose defeat will require not only his formidable skill at arms, but also the talents of new friends, the loyalty of old comrades and the trust of a woman.