The accidental hunting death of his eight-year-old son caused attorney Paul Dixon to go off on a wild tangent, costing him his marriage, his law career, and much, much more. He quit his position at the law firm where he was employed and left town after his divorce was final. He went into seclusion, changed his identity to Sam Little, and carefully conceived a plan to seek out the family members of those victims whose loved ones had suffered violence at the hands of the criminals in our societycriminals who had not received the full punishment of the justice system due to technicalities, loop holes in the law, crooked police, crooked judges, or slick-talking lawyers. Dixon''s plans would be financed by those family members who felt they were cheated by the system, and the custom plans would be carried out by Sam Little''s select few hand-chosen associates.

This is a Meredith story of such mystery, suspense, and intrigue, that the reader will find it difficult to lay it aside.