"An inherently engaging and deftly crafted novel from start to finish, [with a] genuine flair for originality and the kind of narrative driven storytelling style that fully engages his readers throughout. Highly recommended for the personal reading lists of readers with an interest in western action/adventure sagas." —Midwest Book Reviews

"This book is a real winner and if you are a Western genre fan, it should be put at the top of your reading list. You won't be disappointed!"  —Readers' Favorite

It's 1904 and a young man sets out to discover what happened to his mother's brother who, as a ten-year-old boy, was kidnapped by Comanches thirty-four years before.

Harry Bonner encounters the rugged canyons and prairies of New Mexico and Texas, where the land, people, and cultures challenge his upbringing as a privileged child of a wealthy Missouri family. He battles Comanche magic, puzzles his way through strange dreams giving glimpses of his mysterious uncle, and suffers the brutality of men terrorizing the Texas countryside, all while being consumed by a new-found love in the unlikeliest of people.

When that love is taken from him, Harry explodes with violence and rage. His revenge is complete but is emotionally adrift when he is suddenly thrown into the last episode of his uncle's life.

Author Bio:

An award-winning author of fourteen books, Don Willerton has set most of his novels against the mountains, rivers, and canyons of the American West. Raised in the Panhandle of Texas, he picnicked where Kit Carson led his troops to the first battle of Adobe Walls in 1864, hunted arrowheads along the Canadian River, walked in swales made by pioneer wagons more than a hundred and fifty years ago, and adventured in the canyons of the Palo Duro. He has remained fascinated with the history of the Southwest and the people who made it.
 
After a science degree in Texas, graduate work in Wyoming, and another degree in New Mexico, Willerton established his home in Los Alamos, working over the years as a physicist, computer programmer, manager, and information security leader. Along the way, he built a house, restored cars, backpacked in the mountains, rafted rivers, and helped raise three sons. Writing since the 1990s, he has produced ten books of the Mogi Franklin Mystery Series, which combines Southwest landscapes, history, and lore to create mysteries involving a middle-grade sleuth and his older sister; a supernatural suspense novel centered around an abandoned house that has a personality; a thriller combining the two problems of homelessness and ocean pollution; and a WWII novel of a young man's war experiences set against the breakdown of his family life, based on the war itinerary of Willerton's father.