John River is a gifted young man who joined the US military at sixteen and progressed to the top of his profession. A benevolent psychopath, River is a natural-born killer who has no compunction about committing violence of all types. He feels no guilt or compassion. However, he has been developing a code of protection that he extends to anyone that he chooses.

River had decided to literally walk away from his violent past. He was finding a new life for himself, unsure where it was going, but happy to let fate walk him into the future. Fate, however, has its own plans for River.

River stumbles into a trafficking ring smuggling Chinese children across Asia. When the daughter of a friend is taken, then River's mission is clear: save her and the other children or die trying.

A fast-paced thriller set against current world issues, River Dawn, will take the reader on a roller-coaster ride through River's rescue attempt of a group of Chinese children.