Jake Lazarus is a walking dead man, with no memory of who he was or where he was born. But that doesn't mean he believes in ghosts himself. So when his boss at the Pennington Detective Agency sends him to Boneyard Junction to check on a pair of spiritualists who claim they can speak to the dead, he finds an entire town full of fear. Cattle have disappeared from the ranches. Men have been found dead in mysterious circumstances. The sheriff and his whole family are missing.

Jake knows something is going on and he's pretty sure it sure ain't ghosts. This is the work of evil men, not evil spirits. But Jake can't help but wonder: once he rides into the town of Boneyard Junction, will he ride out again?