Jason Reddicker grew up without a mother and under the thumb of a father who drank too much and parented too little. It wasn’t long before their roles were reversed, and Jason became the one to take care of things on his family’s land. It's a simple life, but it is his. Shawn Carter is the undersheriff for the west corner of Rio Arriba County. Being in charge of the quiet neck of the New Mexico desert isn’t a glamorous job, but he loves it there. The crime rate is down, and his spirits are up. Jason and Shawn grew up together, and after years, their close friendship blooms into something more. As their relationship grows, there is terror lurking in the mountains above. A homicidal maniac is on the loose, and before long their lives hang in the balance as Shawn does everything he can to catch a killer and save the people of his town.
