An unlikely trio is challenged by dark pasts as they fight to make a place for themselves in the frontier West in 1873.

Doyle Hill and his wife, Annie, scratch out a future on arid, unforgiving ranchland. Doyle’s perceived failures and the trauma of his Civil War experience prevent him from fully trusting anyone. Annie, a Choctaw orphan from the Indian Territory, has her own demons, but her caring, gentle nature and trusting heart give her hope. Harper, the brooding, deeply damaged younger ranch hand attached to Doyle since the war attempts to hide his spiraling mistrust and deceit.

When a series of murders take place on nearby ranches, fear takes Doyle, Annie, and Harper each down a different path. Doyle tries to maintain control, Annie reverts to fears from her Choctaw traditions, and Harper begins a steady descent into madness. Owl calls in the night foreshadow each murder as a seemingly mythical evil descends on the high desert. None of the three know that the evil is closer to them than they ever imagined.

This is a powerful story of three people coming to terms with the darkness in the human heart, the importance of choosing God’s way, and the futility of man-made morality.

Who will survive this harsh land, the unknown evil, and the terror of the owl’s midnight cry?