Jake Macklebee is back And now he's involuntary conscripted again to help solve a mystery in the desert. However, all is not as it seems. There's war on the border, but it seems the border war's coming after him Jake knows he could ignore what's going on and mind his own business. But there's too much at stake: the town he's responsible for protecting, his friends, his reputation-but most importantly-his life Fortunately Jake has a knack for criminal investigation. Federal law enforcement and border wars involving organized drug cartel can't stop small town sheriff turned amateur sleuth Jake Macklebee from trying to find out what's going on. And when he does, he learns a little more than he had anticipated, and gets more entangled than he could ever have wished for. So, strange things happening become worse than a bad dream. Now all that's left is to survive, and find his way out of the mess and re-establish peace and security in his home town. Can he do it? This is yet another novel where one's wits and sanity are tested against the tyranny of multiple, darkest, unknown forces.