No child should have to witness what twelve-year-old Cord Malone sees the day his parents are murdered and his home burned to the ground. After he's rescued from the blaze by his Uncle Jesse, the terrible images haunt him, as does the name of the man responsible: Eli Creed.

Jesse tries to track Creed down, only to lose the man's trail. But Cord won't give up. He waits out his young years before setting out on a trail long gone cold--and one day, he will satisfy the need for revenge that burns inside him.