There aren't many turns of the cards that can surprise a riverboat gambler, but when the Montana law wants the Wild Card to ferry a murderer downriver for a meeting with the hangman, Chance Sharpe draws the one hand he never expected. The accused killer is none other than his former guardian and mentor, Hoyt Bishop! But Bishop is innocent, victim of a conspiracy of cutthroats. In a desperate race against time, Chance teams up with Bishop's firebrand daughter to piece together the puzzle that will keep his oldest friend off the gallows.
It's all up to Chance.
He's cool-headed, hot-blooded... and always in the winner's circle. He's Chance, a legend in his own time on the big river paddlewheels. Whether it's cards or women, he plays hard and wins big.