When a respected university professor vanishes without a trace, the investigation hits a dead end until a game warden makes a shocking discovery in the mountains during a brutal storm watch. What begins as a routine hunt quickly turns into a chilling mystery when he uncovers the professor's abandoned vehicle… and then his mutilated body.
And he dogs deeper, powerful forces federal agents and political figures that are determined to keep the truth buried. Meanwhile a skilled outdoorsman rebuilding his life is drawn into a dangerous alliance with a militant group pushing for violent succession in the west. Unsure who to trust he finds himself caught between loyalty and survival.