Utah State Prison, 1963. An inmate is transferred into the custody of a federal marshal, then brutally interrogated, summarily shot, hastily disposed of, and forgotten. A quarter-century later, and quite by chance, skeletal remains of a body are unearthed on the periphery of prison property. Whose body is it? And given suggested evidence of murder, who did it and why? As the investigation advances, prison officials--Bill Lang and Tom Price--are drawn into a confrontation with shadowy figures who have no problem killing again to keep those questions from being answered.

1892. Amid the chaos and corruption of Wyoming's Johnson County War, famed lawman Michael O'Rourke, framed for murder and sentenced to prison, mounts a desperate escape to Mexico where he builds a new life as a respected rancher, husband, and father. But when his pregnant wife is savagely killed, and his daughter abducted, O'Rourke must resurrect the man he once had been and confront the personification of evil who reigns with impunity just beyond his last strand of barbed wire.

France, 1964. A rainy night. A narrow, winding road. A speeding car. A violent crash. A subsequent assertion by the National Police that the fatal accident was merely the result of imperfect driving conditions. But for Jack Murphy, one of two U.S. Army investigators who, by happenstance, were first at the scene, the "official" version doesnt ring true. And when he and his partner, Daniel Burke, start asking questions, they are thrust into a deadly game of political intrigue that will bring the entire Continent to the brink of Armageddon.

Jack Murphy, former Army cop turned private detective, had never before tackled a missing persons investigation, but for $5000 in cold cash, there was always a first time. By week's end, however, with two killers on his heels, he figured that this case might just be his last.

March,1966. Jack Murphy is slowly adapting to the mundane duties of bartender and bouncer at the Irish pub owned by his wife, but it's a far cry from the life of a special agent in the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, from which he retired sixteen months ago. Then one evening, a Pentagon lawyer walks in with an envelope full of cash and a letter from High Command, requesting Murphy's services. For what, the letter doesn't explain, but Murphy jumps at the chance to get back into harness, if only for a short while. Several days later, and halfway around the world, he'll have reason to...

Private detective Jack Murphy has a hard-boiled reputation for attracting trouble. He's also a sucker for a pretty face and a great pair of legs. Enter dazzling Victoria Chandler. Her plea for help leads Murphy down a path that ends with the smell of gun smoke