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...