"The last thing on Mike Renton’s mind is blowing his wife away but then he discovers her wrapped in the arms of Ian Walker, a sexy New Zealand private-eye, the ensuing shotgun blast delivered into their writhing bodies spoils any chance of a happy ending.

Renton's grief initially brings on a suicide attempt and then the realization to flee. On the lam, his flight spirals from rural Oklahoma to the glitzy streets of Las Vegas, where fateful chance provides a ride on a Greyhound bus headed for Atlanta. In Georgia, freedom promises cover from the prying eyes of the law, in the form of the 1,700 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

Mike’s liberty proves to be short-lived as Walker, unbeknownst to Renton, is recovering from the gunshot wounds, used his skills as a private investigator to track Mike down, culminating in a chase to the death on the Appalachian Trail in Northern Georgia.

The bear attacks changes everything for one man. Does Mike get to use his new found redemption and repentance to build a new life or will Ian’s murderous rampage be cut short by the intervention of Mother Nature?