The charismatic private investigator Corcoran O'Connor
finds himself caught in the middle of a racial gang war
that's turning picturesque Tamarack County, Minnesota, into
a bloody battlefield.
When the daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a
result of her meth addiction, her father, strong-willed and
brutal Buck Reinhardt, vows revenge. His target is the Red
Boyz, a gang of Ojibwe youths accused of supplying the
girl's fatal drug dose. When the head of the Red Boyz and
his wife are murdered in a way that suggests execution, the
Ojibwe gang mobilizes, and the citizens of Tamarack County
brace themselves for war, white against red.
Both sides look to Cork O'Connor, a man of mixed heritage,
to uncover the truth behind the murders. A former sheriff,
Cork has lived, fought, and nearly died to keep the small-
town streets and his family safe from harm. He knows that
violence is never a virtue, but he believes that it's
sometimes a necessary response to the evil that men do.
Racing to find answers before the bloodshed spreads, Cork
himself becomes involved in the darkest of deeds. As the
unspeakable unfolds in the remote and beautiful place he
calls home, Cork is forced to confront the horrific truth:
Violence is a beast that cannot be contained.