William W. Johnstones breathtaking Mountain Man series set the standard for Western adventure. Now a new saga begins as the adopted son of Smoke Jensen takes his place on the unforgiving and violent American frontier... Matt Cavanaugh was nine years old when a band of outlaws slaughtered his familyNow Matt is 18, honed by hardship, steeped in survival and carrying the last name of the man who raised him: Smoke Jensen. With Smokes wisdom, his own courage and just enough money to start a life, Matt Jensen begins a relentless hunt for the outlaws, led by the deadly Winston Pugh, who murdered his family in cold blood. Pugh wont be hard to find; his scarred face gives him away. But Matt soon discovers theres a lot more to vengeance than hunting down a manand that in a clash of guns and guile, true justice is waiting just beyond a town called Perdition...