Overview: Editorial Review

Newly-installed Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney receives a deadly welcome when a U.S. ambassador's ex-wife is brutally stabbed to death in her home. But before Kerney can begin to investigate, the FBI closes the case with trumped-up evidence. And the harder Kerney hunts for the truth, the more he knows that he may not survive the chase.

"McGarrity does for New Mexico what James Lee Burke does for Louisiana...He's a natural born storyteller."(David Morrell)

"In mixing thriller with mystery, McGarrity has struck solid gold." (Houston Chronicle)