All J.B. Dannan wanted was a hot meal, to be left alone so he could finish his dinner. But life doesn't always give us what we want. Dannan finds himself in a strange town, no money, no vehicle, but plenty of enemies-and those enemies want him dead. He finds himself being pulled into a mystery that has baffled not only the local authorities, but even the FBI for eleven years. Dannan and his young associate are besieged with townspeople who want them dead, with people who have been killed for no apparent reason, and townspeople who will go to any lengths to hide what has torn the town apart. Where is the missing bus? And where are the missing children?