Secrets. Lies. Explosions. The truth is about to turn deadly.

When a teenager is killed at a remote doomsday prepper compound outside Beaufort, South Carolina, attorney Dean Lincoln finds himself defending a young man the law is eager to condemn. The evidence looks overwhelming. The victim’s family is powerful. And someone is willing to use bombs, threats, and fear to keep the truth hidden.

As Lincoln digs into a secretive survivalist community and a justice system warped by influence and corruption, the danger creeps closer to home, putting his wife and infant daughter at risk.

Suddenly Lincoln is fighting on two fronts: one legal, one deeply personal. As the case barrels toward trial, he realizes the truth won’t just decide the verdict—it could decide who survives.

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September 22, 2026
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