National bestselling Phenomenon When the Apache surrounded the settlement of Alma, New Mexico, the "respectable" townsfolk began hanging those who weren"t. Town drunk E ddie Oates was lucky to be banished from the town, left for the Apaches to kill. Oates never thought he was a survivor. But now, he"s discovered a reason to go on-and he"s about to unleash a raging fury upon those who would prey on the helpless, the hopeless, and those who others think aren"t worth fighting for...