With his daughter safe in the care of the nuns at St. Mary of the Mountains Church, Joe Moss can track down his wife Fiona, on the run for a murder she couldn’t possibly have committed. But Joe must first evade capture from the powerful Peabody family, owners of the Comstock Lode who will stop at nothing to see him and his wife dead.  
 
Across the booming West, Joe learns that the Peabodys are the least of his worries. Inept lawmen, cowardly thieves, ruthless killers, and savage Indians dare to confront Joe on his quest—only to lose their scalps from his Bowie knife and tomahawk.