After years away on the pro rodeo circuit, Johnny Jordan struts into Santa Fe to ask his boyhood friend, Santa Fe Police Chief Kevin Kerney, to serve as a technical advisor on a contemporary Western movie to be filmed along the Mexicanborder. Kerney agrees and brings his wife and young son along, but this long-awaited vacation turns sour fast when a body is found near an isolated border crossing. On top of that there is a federal investigation into immigrant smuggling, the search for a fugitive from military justice and Johnny Jordan's troublesome behavior. Packed with family secrets, international intrigue and memorable characters, this is an ambitious and involving novel.