Bobby Randow is a professional gambler suffering from a rare form of amnesia. He boards the Mittie Stephens not knowing who he is or what he is doing there. Apolline Rainer, a former brothel owner, hopes to keep the secrets of her past buried and start life anew. And Laura Kelly sees the Mittie Stephens as the only way to escape the law after burning down her plantation. Little do these three know that the steamboat they have chosen is transporting $10,000 in gold for the U.S. Army's payroll. But the Army doesn't realize some ex-Confederates have infiltrated the passengers with a daring plan to steal the money for themselves—risking the lives of all those aboard.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
