When a brutal DEA raid uncovers bricks of a mysterious new brand of cocaine hidden in the van of a frail fashion designer, Federal Marshal Gabriel Zamora's special ops team of marshals is pulled in to investigate. It's immediately clear the designer was set up. But why? And who is behind the new brand of cocaine? The more the marshals uncover, the more the path leads back to their old nemesis, Border Patrol Chief Inspector John Lopez. It's become clear over their last few cases that Lopez would like to take them down, hurt them at any cost, even if that means leaving a trail of innocent victims in his wake. With federal agencies jockeying for power along the borderlands, the federal marshals have to tread lightly in their investigation. It's a balancing act that could leave them-and everyone they care about-vulnerable to the whims of a bigoted megalomaniac bent on revenge. "B.J. Taylor has made me a suspense enthusiast!" -Ellen Feld, The Feathered Quill