After twenty-five years in prison for shooting the men who'd killed his wife, John Henry Trapp is eager to return to the high, rugged mountain where he'd once been so happy. However, there are some old enemies who think the only way Trapp can pay his debt to society is in a pine box six feet under. Though the strapping mountain man may no longer have youth on his side, he can still shatter a whiskey bottle at 100 feet and outwit the cleverest poker player. But a quarter-century is a long time to be away, and just one misstep could put him in the grave.