A New York Times Bestselling Author -- Sheriff Hackberry Holland patrols a small Texas border town with a deep and abiding respect for the citizens in his care, feeding off the deeds of evil men to keep his own demons at bay. When an alcoholic ex-boxer reports seeing a man tortured to death in the desert, Hacks investigation leads to Anton Ling, a regal, mysterious Chinese woman known for sheltering illegals. But the danger in the desert is about to increase tenfold ...,