Adam J. Morgan

Rebecca Worlock murdered her husband in 1820, by mixing poison into his beer. She was hanged for this crime the same year, in Gloucester, England.

Alex Lapierre, a professional assassin nicknamed "the Shepherd," decides to put away his gun and start a new life. However, Lewis, head of the organization that employs him, entrusts him with one final mission: to ensure the protection of an old friends daughter, an African minister under the imminent threat of kidnapping.