In the gold-choked town of Roaring River, justice comes at the end of a rope, and professional gambler Rip Campbell has seen it all. From the lookout stool of the Red Lion Saloon, he's a cynical observer who plays the odds but never the game of life and death. But when a young miner is hanged for a murder that feels too clean, Rip's quiet life of calculated risks is turned upside down. His search for the truth puts him on a collision course with George St.
John, a cunning predator who runs the town through fear and manipulation. As the body count rises, Rip finds his detachment shattered by the arrival of Bobby Stone-the son of the woman he once loved and the best friend he left behind. Now, with Bobby framed for a bloody stagecoach robbery and the town baying for another hanging, Rip must wager everything he has. To save the boy and settle a debt from a past he can no longer outrun, the gambler must become the ghost in the machine, using every trick of his trade to turn the tables on a conspiracy of evil.
In a town built on lies, Rip Campbell is about to deal a final, deadly hand-where the stakes are not just gold, but redemption itself.
In the gold-choked town of Roaring River, justice comes at the end of a rope, and professional gambler Rip Campbell has seen it all. From the lookout stool of the Red Lion Saloon, he's a cynical observer who plays the odds but never the game of life and death. But when a young miner is hanged for a murder that feels too clean, Rip's quiet life of calculated risks is turned upside down. His search for the truth puts him on a collision course with George St.
John, a cunning predator who runs the town through fear and manipulation. As the body count rises, Rip finds his detachment shattered by the arrival of Bobby Stone-the son of the woman he once loved and the best friend he left behind. Now, with Bobby framed for a bloody stagecoach robbery and the town baying for another hanging, Rip must wager everything he has. To save the boy and settle a debt from a past he can no longer outrun, the gambler must become the ghost in the machine, using every trick of his trade to turn the tables on a conspiracy of evil.
In a town built on lies, Rip Campbell is about to deal a final, deadly hand-where the stakes are not just gold, but redemption itself.