A selection of essays and criticism on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, by some of the world's leading Lovecraft scholars. Includes work by James Anderson, Carl Buchanan, Donald R. Burleson, Dan Clore, Jason C. Eckhardt, Kenneth W. Faig, Jr., S.T. Joshi, Steven J. Mariconda, Robert D. Marten, Paul Monteleone, Robert M. Price, David E. Schultz, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert Waugh.

When Sheriff Cornelius Doyle is killed, his estranged son Kane sets out to find the culprit, hoping to reconcile with a family that doesn't want to know him - but he soon discovers that his father's apparently honourable life was a lie. The sheriff had become a legend when he killed the notorious outlaw Jesse Sawyer, but Kane discovers that the facts are at odds with the legend, as Jesse is still alive. With the sheriff's murder apparently being connected to the events of ten years ago, Kane hopes that Jesse can lead him to the killer. Instead he uncovers a dark secret that will not only put his life in peril, but could make it impossible for his family to ever accept him.