In 1878, Lacey Hudson, newspaper publisher in New Mexico Territory, learns of his sister's murder in Las Cruces. He suspects his former friend and fellow Civil War veteran, Adam Dawson, of the murder and the abduction of his niece. As he tracks Dawson across the desert opens and through the occasional hardscrabble mining settlement, he encounters Apache raiding parties, uncooperative law enforcement, and life-threatening water shortages. When he finally finds Dawson after a two-month ordeal, he confronts a new threat. The feared crime organization, the Santa Fe Ring, has a stake of its own in his quest. Unknown to him at first, schoolteacher Ellen Sharpley is assisting in the location and recovery of his missing niece. She proves to be a crucial ally.
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