When a grieving Caleb Torrent discovers a series of family journals, he is drawn into an epic saga of violent retribution spanning over a hundred years and four generations of Torrent men. The recent sudden death of his father spurs Caleb on a journey of self-discovery aided by the chronicles of past Torrent men. The violent testimony of his great-grandfather reveals the origins of a dark family secret and spins a monumental tale of tragedy and revenge. From the years before WWI, across the battlefield, to post-WWII Mississippi, this crusade unfolds on the edges of a criminal underworld where violence breeds violence, weakness is purified by brutality, and divine retribution is a gift to the faithful.