Free Fire

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Joe Pickett returns to the wilds of Yellowstone National Park in a deftly plotted tale full of intrigue. Recently fired from his job as a Wyoming game warden, he is working on his father-in-law's ranch when he receives a call from the governor's office. Governor Rulon, a cunning yet folksy politician, has a special request that Joe cannot refuse. The media is buzzing about Clay McCann, a lawyer who brutally murdered four campers in a remote area of Yellowstone. After the killings, McCann turned himself in, but due to a legal loophole in a jurisdiction with no residents, neither Wyoming nor the federal government can prosecute him, allowing him to walk free. In light of public outrage, Governor Rulon wants Joe to conduct his own investigation into the murders and offers to reinstate him as a game warden if he agrees. Eager to reclaim his badge, Joe accepts. However, he soon discovers that McCann is involved in illegal activities within the park that are both lucrative and perilous. As Joe and his partner Nate Romanowski search for clues, they realize that the answers to the murders may be hidden in the park's rugged terrain.