Son Holland and Hugh Allison have only one thing in common--they escaped from prison together. Running from the law isn't easy and Son and Hugh have a lot to learn. With one prison guarde left for dead, Son and Hugh have to g as far as they can to avoid being put behind bars in a Louisiana jail. What ensues is a whirlwind trip from Louisiana to Texas, where they collide with eccentric characters and life-threatening circumstances. With word of their escape traveling fast, they onlyhope they have of freedome is by becomnig key players in another violent, yet magnificent event: The Texas Revolution. About author(s): James Lee Burke is the New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author of twenty-four novels, including eighteen starring the Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux. Burke grew up on the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast, where he now lives with his wife Pearl. They also spend several months a year in Montana.