Trouble erupts at Todd Copper Mine where Elaine works for her uncle, Aaron Todd. Elaine has been raised by Uncle Arron, an immensely precise and exacting man. As the book opens, Aaron clashes with the mine's foreman, Brad Winters, and during an angry confrontation, fires him. That night in a drunken rage Brad shows up at Aaron's isolated lodge--and the result is murder Amid this disaster, Aaron's long-time rival and original business partner,...