When thirteen-year-old Jace witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity, and hidden in a wilderness skills program. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a quest to reach him. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace dead are no longer far behind.