A surgically severed hand uncovered in a sand trap at the Sun City golf course leaves the police and local residents with many questions. Whose hand was it? Was it meant to be discovered as a warning? Only a handful of locals are aware of the danger it represents. Dusty Sherant, a Canadian geologist, has his winter vacation in the Arizona sun interrupted as his search for his mentor, Fred Prince, leads him into a world of drug smuggling, kidnapping, suspicious mining corporations and murder. The ' Arab' would go to any extreme to protect his identity and his empire. He has spent too many years planning and paying attention to detail. His string of vicious acts strikes fear in his underlings and assures him of their silence. His only slip is a failed attempt to permanently dispose of his lover. A severe beating, an attempt on his life and the murder of his friend solidifies Dusty's resolve to find the man responsible. With the assistance of a retired police officer, he follows the trail, each step taking him closer to identifying the 'Arab'.