Jack Terrington has an aptitude for getting away with murder.

He's been doing it for twenty years. He's a drifter, leaving a trail of fear and death from coast to coast. And though he's always avoided capture, he's haunted by the memory of the sheriff of Liberty, Virginia--Jack had escaped him only by dumb luck. And that's always bothered him. Now, he's returning to the small town to settle the score.

Meanwhile, David Beaumont couldn't wait to leave Liberty--he was tired of listening to endless stories about what a great man his father was, how he saved their town from a killer. David's left his hometown--and his father--far behind. But when the killings begin again, David might be the only one who can stop them. Should he return to the town he despises? And if he does, will he end up like his father--dead?