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Jake Plumb is a drifter haunted by his past. Charles Chavez fears a future where his career as Terlingua\u2019s sheriff ends. The two meet and become an improbable police team. They investigate a rollover car accident with a fatality. When the accident\u2019s corpse turns to dust in minutes, the investigation turns bizarre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation becomes a fight to survive when the Defense Department, Mexican cartels, and government agents try to kill the two. Someone does not want the connection between the dusty corpse and a coup in the world\u2019s economy to become known. The team\u2019s survival depends on three thin reeds: Chavez\u2019s knowledge of the wiles and dangers of the land about Terlingua, Jake\u2019s skill as an archer, and a German Shepherd named Idyll\u2014long odds at best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duo grabs at one possible answer after another. Each answer proves more deadly than the previous. With a national election approaching and time running out, there is a meeting in Terlingua. Connections are found, lies are discovered, secrets are revealed, and important people must choose between escape, confession, or death. It seems things may be settled, but has the right question been asked and answered?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ryan skillfully lays the groundwork for the tense confrontation that builds steadily through the book; this is a well-handled crime thriller, with Chavez, Plumb, and a heroic dog quickly finding themselves facing powerful, sophisticated enemies. The action, particularly at the novel\u2019s climax, is sharply done and will satisfy pretty much any thriller fan. But the narrative\u2019s strongest element is perhaps its most surprising: Both men at the center of the story are struggling to find better versions of themselves, and they largely succeed with each other\u2019s help.\u2014Kirkus Reviews<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jake Plumb is a drifter haunted by his past. Charles Chavez fears a future where his career as Terlingua\u2019s sheriff ends. The two meet and become an improbable police team. They investigate a rollover car accident with a fatality. When the accident\u2019s corpse turns to dust in minutes, the investigation turns bizarre. The investigation becomes … <\/p>\n

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