When Blake Corley's luck turned colder than a Colorado winter, he knew he must leave Silverton to survive, even if it was the dead of winter. Agreeing to freight back to Durango the coffins of two dead payroll guards killed in a robbery, Corley takes with him a prostitute named Penny and a black laborer named Moses. What they don't know is they are carrying more than just bodies—the actual haul from the fatal robbery. If Blake is to survive, he and his passengers must beat the frigid weather and outwit the robbers who take out after them to recover their ill-gotten gains. The race from Silverton to safety in Durango will require Blake's wits and bravery as well as all the bullets he can find.