Once an inmate, now an investigator, he''s working undercover in the country''s most dangerous penitentiary . .

In this gripping thriller, America''s greatest Western storytellers take you inside the dangerous world of an undercover agent—and the deadliest jail in America . .

Prison riot

Hank Fallon knows what it''s like to rot behind bars. To wallow in the filth of a rat-infested cell. To smell the pent-up rage of cutthroat killers and thieves. Fallon earned his freedom the hard way. He saved the lives of four guards, got released early, and became a detective. Then he went undercover, infiltrated a prison gang plotting to bust out—and barely made it out alive. Now they''re sending him back. Behind the iron. Straight to hell . .

This time, it''s the ninth circle known as Missouri State Penitentiary. His mission: get inside the infirmary, look for a pregnant inmate named Jess Harper, and find out where her bank-robbing boyfriend hid the stolen cash. Problem is, a rebellion is brewing among the prisoners. Their rage is burning out of control. An all-out savage riot is about to explode. And Fallon''s head is on the chopping block . .