Everyone tells Duane Braddock to stay out of Escondido. But a month alone in the desert, even with his keen Apache-trained survival skills, is a month too long. He's just partial to trouble — and when he's hired to bring order to the outlaw town, there's plenty for the taking. Before the day is out, four bullies are dead and the cold-blooded killer responsible is just warming up for his real target — Braddock. Duane knows that the truth about his family and his past is at stake, sending him on a vengeance ride that will end in a hail of lightning quick lead.