In April, 1973, among the beautiful Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, a community is plagued by a deadly menace that strikes without warning and without mercy. Who or what could murder grown men and livestock so viciously and disappear without notice? But this lethal force is not the only threat that lurks among them. The so-called "golden years" are often simply fool's gold, but Jake Jackson proves that even an old man can have a dream for the future...