Deep in the Rocky Mountains, the discovery of hundreds of mummified bodies stirs international attention. Despite doubts about the bodies' origins, the local Native American Heritage Commission lays claim to the remains. During a riot at the site, an anthropologist dies horribly. All evidence points to a radical group of Native Americans, including a teenage who escapes with a vital clue to the murder and calls on her uncle and Director of Sigma Force, Painter Crowe, for help.Painter is determined to protect his niece and uncover the truth. Yet even greater threat looms as Painter begins to unravel explosive mysteries that indicate that the founding of the United States might be based on a lie.