Mitchell Rainey and his brother Lee are country boys. They live outside of town in the forested mountains. And they know those mountains–the birds, the trees, the ravines and gorges, the old trails, the best places to fish. On the way back from fishing one day, Mitch’s dog Mica takes off. When Mitch catches up with him, they are at a remote clearing along the riverbed. There, in the hollow of a tree, Mitch notices a plastic bag. A bag containing $1,800.
That night, Mitch shares the news of his find with his older brother Lee. Lee, a high school boy who has just gotten an expensive parking ticket, cannot believe his brother’s good fortune. And because the boys are close, Mitch readily agrees to share the money with Lee. Lee now has the funds to buy a car and new clothes that will help him shed his hayseed image and attract the town girl he’s been pining after. Mitch only pines for better fishing gear, a deer rifle, and new collars for his dogs.
But is turns out that Mitch is sharing danger as well. That $1,800 is drug money and when the boys come to get the last of it, they see a man killed–a man who the dealers thought had cheated them. The thugs know that the boys have seen the murder and they now now know who the real thief is. Mitch and Lee have to run for their lives–through the forest that they know so well and that is well described in this coming-of-age adventure story.
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