Joe Fletcher was a retired county sheriff who liked to help his son, the current sheriff, with difficult cases. A mauling near Pickwick drew him into a troubling case involving a killer wolf, thought to have prehistoric traits. As the deaths mount, Joe must face his own vulnerability when someone blows up his truck. Guilt from his wife's suicide, pressure from his father to remarry, and a beloved pet needing an operation, now threaten his peaceful retirement. The answers come the day he faces the lone wolf bent on killing him next.
