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Ash Child (The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré #9)
by Peter BowenIn modern-day Montana, brushfires, meth dealers, and murder challenge a deputy in a mystery that&’s &“a pleasure to read&” (Publishers Weekly). In the midst of a drought in Toussaint, Montana, Métis Indian tracker and cattle investigator Gabriel Du Pré learns that Maddy Collins has been killed—and goes looking for answers. Du Pré suspects a pair of boys who, despite their good upbringing, have fallen in with a gang of crystal meth dealers. Not long after the murder, they vanish. As the town is threatened by a forest fire, Du Pré puts his own life at risk to hunt for the two young men, not knowing whether they&’re alive or dead. But if the inferno reaches Toussaint, no one will be safe.Ash Child is the 9th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Monkeys (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Susan MinotMinot&’s bestselling debut: A moving novel of familial love and endurance in the face of shattering tragedy Monkeys is the remarkable story of a decade in the life of the Vincents, a colorful Irish Catholic family from the Boston suburbs. On the surface, they seem happy with their vivacious mother Rosie at the helm. But underneath, the Vincents struggle to maintain the appearance of wealth and stability while dealing with the effects of their father&’s alcoholism. When a sudden accident strikes, their love for one another is tested like never before. Written by the bestselling author of Evening, Monkeys is a powerful story of one family&’s struggle to overcome life-changing tribulations and Minot&’s wrenching ode to the ties that bind even the most wounded of families. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Susan Minot, including artwork by the author and rare documents and photos from her personal collection.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology: A Holistic Analysis of Growth Factors (Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship and Social Challenges in Developing Economies)
by Rajagopal Marcus Goncalves Vladimir ZlatevThis book critically analyzes the convergence of success and failure factors of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, business practices, public policies, and consumer values affecting the growth of the global-local business to support regional development. It provides a platform for researchers to learn entrepreneurial perspectives of various countries and develop pro-active entrepreneurship models. Chapters in this anthology share new impetus on global entrepreneurship and technology in future.
Handbook for Culturally Competent Care
by Eric A. Fenkl Larry D. PurnellThe second edition of this incisive book, based on the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, addresses the potentially challenging topic of culture in a forthright style. It is a valuable resource in today's team-based healthcare environment, preparing health professionals, regardless of setting, to conduct in-depth assessments of individuals and families from culturally specific population groups. This book will appeal to all healthcare workers in all fields, and it is particularly suitable for nurses interacting with patients in very diverse settings. This book delves into 32 different cultures and areas of support common to all individuals and families that health professionals must recognize and consider. African American, American Indian, Brazilian, Cuban, Chinese, Korean and Filipino, but also Arab, Hindu or Haitian, as well as many European heritages are examined among others. Brand new chapters explore Greek, Italian, Jamaican, Thai, and Ukrainian heritages. For each culture, chapters detail communication styles, family roles, workforce issues, biocultural ecology and high-risk health behaviours. Also discussed are nutrition, pregnancy and child bearing, death rituals, spirituality, healthcare practices, and the perceptions of traditional, magico-religious, and bio-medical healthcare providers. Culture’s characteristics - such as age, generation, gender, religion, educational/marital/parental/socioeconomic or even military status, but also political beliefs, physical characteristics, sexual orientation or gender issues - determining the diversity of values, beliefs, and practices in an individual's cultural heritage in order to help prevent stereotyping are discussed. At the end of each chapter, readers are provided with specific instructions, guidelines, tips, intervention strategies, and approaches specific to a particular cultural population. Additionally, reflective exercises help the reader reinforce the concepts presented in each chapter. For this second edition, most of the chapters are authored by individuals who either identify with the culture being addressed in the chapter or have personal knowledge of the culture via life experiences.
Bank Shot (The Dortmunder Novels #2)
by Donald E. WestlakeA crew of thieves hopes to hijack a mobile home full of money in this crime caper from &“the funniest man in the world&” (The Washington Post). John Dortmunder has been working an encyclopedia-selling scam while waiting for his next big heist. Unfortunately, his latest mark seems to be wise to the con, and he has to cut his sales pitch short and make a quick escape. But opportunity awaits: Main Street bank has temporarily relocated to a mobile home. All Dortmunder has to do is get past seven security guards, put the bank-on-wheels in gear, and drive away. It&’s a simple plan, until it all goes wrong . . . Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen or Lawrence Block&’s Bernie Rhodenbarr series, the Dortmunder novels by New York Times–bestselling and multiple Edgar Award–winning author Donald E. Westlake are a rollicking treat that combine fast-moving suspense with laugh-out-loud wit. Bank Shot is a &“hilarious&” standout in the series (The New York Times).
Speak No Evil
by Mignon G. Eberhart“A well told and interesting mystery . . . excellent intricacy and with real subtlety of character drawing. . . . One of the best of [Eberhart’s] tales.” —The New York TimesElizabeth Dakin has reason to fear her older, wealthy husband. Throughout their two-year marriage—a union made in haste after the death of her father—she has been the victim of his alcoholic bouts of rage. She never imagined she had to be afraid for him. But when she stumbles upon his dead body, suddenly the life they lived in a Jamaican paradise is revealed for the sham that it is. Or so she thinks. For suddenly Elizabeth finds herself the lead suspect in his murder . . .
Lydia
by Howard FastA hard-boiled insurance investigator upends New York in search of a perfect diamond necklaceDeath follows the Sarbine necklace. Its eleven diamonds are flawless, and all cut from the same stone—one of the largest ever unearthed from the mines of South Africa. But lately this most elegant piece of jewelry has become a bad luck charm. Its original owner killed himself, and his daughter, who was meant to inherit the piece at eighteen, died shortly after. When the necklace itself goes missing, it becomes Harvey Krim&’s problem—and his chance to make a fortune. An insurance investigator with a porous moral code, Krim will collaborate with thieves if it means recovering the necklace. The answer could lie with a Texan maid named Lydia Harvey, but she seems too inept to be a skilled jewel thief. Those who possess the Sarbine necklace have a short lifespan, and with so many others looking for it, if Krim isn&’t careful, his neck could be next. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Not Exactly a Brahmin: A Jill Smith Mystery (The Jill Smith Mysteries #3)
by Susan DunlapNewly promoted detective Jill Smith confronts a traffic circle homicideAfter six months of perfect weather, the people of Berkeley, California, have forgotten how to drive during a thunderstorm. Newly christened homicide detective Jill Smith is on her way home to a chocolate ice cream dinner when she gets caught in a traffic jam at the city&’s only roundabout. At the front of the line, she sees the trouble: a flipped-over Cadillac and one dead driver. The man behind the wheel was one of the city&’s leading citizens, a philanthropist in a town that puts charity first. He was coming down Berkeley&’s steepest hill when his brakes failed, flipping his car and ending his charity work forever. Two things trouble Jill. First, the car&’s brakes had been inspected that afternoon. Second, the driver was nearly blind, and unfit to ever take the wheel. Finding the killer will lead her from Berkeley&’s upper echelon all the way into the depths of the community&’s underbelly.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.
When Last Seen Alive (The Aaron Gunner Mysteries #5)
by Gar Anthony HaywoodAn encounter at the Million Man March sucks Gunner into an ice-cold missing persons caseElroy Covington should have run. He had traveled to the Million Man March in Washington, DC, looking forward to a new city and new faces. Then in a Dupont Circle restaurant, a twist of fate brought him face to face with a man from his long-forgotten past. Instead of running, Elroy said hello. He never made it home. Eight months later, Elroy&’s sister shows up in the Los Angeles office of private detective Aaron Gunner, who traded business cards with Elroy at the march and promptly forgot they ever met. Elroy&’s last known location was Los Angeles, and his sister thinks he was coming to see the detective. As he tries to warm up Elroy&’s frigid trail, Gunner uncovers ties to a black militant group. The time for brotherhood is over, and finding the vanished marcher will mean getting tough.
The Habit
by Susan MorseThere is an unmistakable gleam in Ma&’s eye, and her absolute composure both appalls me and rips my heart from its root. I burst into tears. The gauntlet is thrown.From the time she was conceived, Susan Morse was her mother&’s &“special&” child. For Susan, special translated into becoming her incorrigible mother&’s frazzled caretaker, a role that continued into adulthood. Now she finds herself as part of the sandwich generation, responsible for a woman whose eighty-five years have been single-mindedly devoted to identifying The Answer To Everything. And, this week&’s Answer looks like it may be the real thing.Susan&’s mother is becoming a nun.Mother Brigid is opinionated and discerning (Don&’t call them trash cans. They&’re scrap baskets!), feisty and dogmatic (Stop signs and No Parking zones are installed by bureaucratic pencil pushers with nothing better to do), a brilliant artist (truly, a saving grace), and predictably unpredictable, recently demonstrated by her decision to convert to Orthodox Christianity and join its holy order. Dressed in full nun regalia, she might be mistaken for a Taliban bigwig. But just as Mother Brigid makes her debut at church, a debilitating accident puts her in a rehab center hours from Susan&’s home, where Susan&’s already up to her neck juggling three teenagers, hot flashes, a dog, two cats, and a husband whose work pulls him away from the family for months at a time. Now Susan gets to find out if it&’s less exhausting to be at her mother&’s beck and call from one hundred miles away or one hundred feet. And she&’s beginning to suspect that the things she always thought she knew about her mother were only the tip of a wonderfully singular iceberg.In this fresh, funny, utterly irresistible memoir, Susan Morse offers readers a look at a mother-daughter relationship that is both universal and unique. For anyone who&’s wondered how they made it through their childhood with their sanity intact, for every multitasking woman coping simultaneously with parents and children, for those of us who love our parents come hell or high water (because we just can&’t help it), Susan Morse&’s story is surprising, reassuring, and laugh-out-loud funny. A beguiling journey of love, forbearance, and self-discovery, The Habit introduces two unforgettable women you&’ll be glad to know—from a safe distance.
Table Money: A Novel
by Jimmy BreslinAs a city worker and former war hero tumbles into alcoholism, his wife fights to hold on to her newfound freedom Owney Morrison has walked the catacombs underneath New York City since he was eleven. His father was a sandhog—a tunnel worker—and the first to introduce him to the miles of passageways snaking beneath the ground. Now an adult, back from Vietnam with a Medal of Honor and no work prospects, Owney takes up the family legacy, digging and maintaining the tunnels that provide the city with water. It is dangerous work, and at the end of each shift he deserves a few drinks. But when alcohol takes control of him, his wife Dolores is left with a decision. Should she take her baby daughter and cut ties with her husband, or stay and risk being dragged under by a man who feels safest one hundred feet below the street? At once witty and moving, Table Money is a memorable portrait of family and marriage in modern America. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway (Classics Of War Ser.)
by Walter LordThe &“remarkable&” New York Times bestseller about the battle in the Pacific that turned the tide of World War II—from the author of The Miracle of Dunkirk (Los Angeles Times). On the morning of June 4, 1942, doom sailed on Midway. Hoping to put itself within striking distance of Hawaii and California, the Japanese navy planned an ambush that would obliterate the remnants of the American Pacific fleet. On paper, the Americans had no chance of winning. They had fewer ships, slower fighters, and almost no battle experience. But because their codebreakers knew what was coming, the American navy was able to prepare an ambush of its own. Over two days of savage battle, American sailors and pilots broke the spine of the Japanese war machine. The United States prevailed against momentous odds; never again did Japan advance. In stunning detail, Walter Lord, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Day of Infamy and A Night to Remember, tells the story of one of the greatest upsets in naval history. &“Graphic and realistic . . . not an impersonalized account of moves on the chessboard of war, [but] a story of individual people facing crucial problems.&” —The New York Times
Power: A Novel
by Howard FastHoward Fast&’s thrilling story of Benjamin Holt, mineworker and hero of the modern labor movementBenjamin R. Holt, the tough-as-nails leader of the International Miners Union, has a grand and controversial plan: to unite American coal miners in a major strike. His goal is not to advance any political cause, but simply to grab as much power as he can for the miners, and by any means necessary. Based on the life story of John L. Lewis, who for forty years served as president of the United Mine Workers of America, Power is an unforgettable portrait of one man whose courage changed the lives of countless others. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
What It Takes: The Way to the White House
by Richard Ben CramerBefore Game Change there was What It Takes, a ride along the 1988 campaign trail and &“possibly the best [book] ever written about an American election&” (NPR). Written by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and New York Times–bestselling author Richard Ben Cramer, What It Takes is &“a perfect-pitch rendering of the emotions, the intensity, the anguish, and the emptiness of what may have been the last normal two-party campaign in American history&” (Time). An up-close, in-depth look at six candidates—George H. W. &“Poppy&” Bush, Bob Dole, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Richard Gephardt, and Gary Hart—this account of the 1988 US presidential campaign explores a unique moment in history, with details on everything from Bush at the Astrodome to Hart&’s Donna Rice scandal. Cramer also addresses the question we find ourselves pondering every four years: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure shamelessness that allows them to throw their hat in the ring as a candidate for leadership of the free world? Exhaustively researched from thousands of hours of interviews, What It Takes creates powerful portraits of these Republican and Democratic contenders, and the consultants, donors, journalists, handlers, and hangers-on who surround them, as they meet, greet, and strategize their way through primary season chasing the nomination, resulting in &“a hipped-up amalgam of Teddy White, Tom Wolfe, and Norman Mailer&” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). With timeless insight that helps us understand the current state of the nation, this &“ultimate insider&’s book on presidential politics&” explores what helps these people survive, what makes them prosper, what drives them, and ultimately, what drives our government—human beings, in all their flawed glory (San Francisco Chronicle).
Formal Methods: 27th Brazilian Symposium, SBMF 2024, Vitória, Brazil, December 4–6, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15403)
by Sidney C. Nogueira Ciprian TeodorovThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods: Foundations and Applications, SBMF 2024, held in Vitória, Brazil, during December 4–6, 2024. The 8 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Formal Analysis and Verification in Temporal and Symbolic Systems; Formal Semantics and Verification of UML Models; Formal Verification and Proof Techniques in Algorithms and Logics; and Formal Methods for Security and Privacy.
Die Kunst engagierter Gelassenheit: Leidenschaftlich wirken, ohne auszubrennen
by Lukas NiederbergerWie können wir uns mit Leidenschaft für Menschen einsetzen und mit Herzblut für Projekte und Themen brennen, ohne unsere Leichtigkeit und Heiterkeit zu verlieren und auszubrennen? Wie können wir konstruktiv mit Druck und Stress, Misserfolg und Widerständen umgehen, ohne uns lähmen zu lassen? In vier Etappen werden Wege zur engagierten Gelassenheit aufgezeigt. Zunächst erfolgt die Anamnese: Wo und wann ist unsere Seele unruhig und ungelassen? In einem zweiten Schritt werden die tieferen Gründe fürs Ungelassensein gesucht. Warum drehen wir im Hamsterrad? Und weshalb ärgern, fürchten oder sorgen wir uns? Von den Ursachen führen verschiedene Wege zur Gelassenheit: vom konstruktiven Umgang mit unvermeidlichen Situationen bis zum bewussten Trauern und Streiten. Der vierte Teil thematisiert den Königsweg der Seelenruhe: die engagierte Gelassenheit. Sie entsteht überall da, wo wir uns gleichzeitig voll einlassen und die innere Freiheit bewahren. Das Geleitwort verfasste Frau Prof. Dr. Julia Reif, Professorin für Wirtschafts- und Organisationspsychologie an der Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaft an der Universität der Bundeswehr München. Sie hebt darin den transdisziplinären Ansatz sowie die gelungene Verbindung von Theorie und Praxis hervor.
North Carolina Ski Resorts (Images of America)
by Donna Gayle AkersDuring the early 1960s, local leaders in western and northwestern North Carolina were dedicated to developing winter recreational opportunities in the mountains. North Carolina�s ski industry dates back to the winter of 1961�1962, when the Cataloochee resort in Maggie Valley developed the first ski slope in the state. Once thought impossible to make snow south of the Mason-Dixon Line, technological innovations in snowmaking allowed several other resorts to develop through the 1970s, including Appalachian Ski Mountain, Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, Wolf Ridge, and Ski Sapphire Valley, all of which still operate today. Images of smaller ski areas, such as Hound Ears, Seven Devils, and Mill Ridge, are featured to honor these now defunct clubs. Many of the present-day resorts have incorporated snowboarding, snowshoeing, ice-skating, and snow tubing, along with mountain biking trails for summer recreation on the slopes. North Carolina Ski Resorts showcases the rich recreational history of western and northwestern North Carolina.
Miss Silver Comes to Stay: Miss Silver Comes To Stay, Mr. Brading's Collection, And The Ivory Dagger (The Miss Silver Mysteries #16)
by Patricia WentworthThe British governess-turned-sleuth visits a small village hiding big secrets in this &“timelessly charming&” cozy mystery series (Charlotte MacLeod). The citizens of Melling are perfectly ordinary. Some might even consider them boring, but not Miss Maud Silver. It&’s been some years since she gave up work as a governess to become a detective, and her fascination with people has served her well during that time. Now, she&’s come to Melling to pay a long-postponed visit to an old school chum—but Miss Silver&’s vacations never last long. The town&’s prodigal son has returned, wealthy and not exactly nostalgic for his hometown. He intends to sell his manor house and be done with Melling forever. But this cozy English hamlet hasn&’t finished with him yet . . .
Burn: A Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle (The Fred Carver Mysteries #9)
by John LutzWhen he is accused of stalking a woman he swears he&’s never met, a local businessman asks Fred Carver for help clearing his name Joel Brandt swears he&’s never met the woman before. His wife dead six months before, the small-time businessman is perplexed when Del Moray police inform him that a local woman, Marla Cloy, has accused him of harassing her. According to her, Joel has been lurking outside of her house, following her car, even assaulting her at the grocery store. Brandt says it&’s all a lie, but the police don&’t believe him. He goes to Fred Carver, an ex-cop turned PI, for help clearing his name. The harder Carver looks, the less he understands. There is no apparent connection between the two people, and yet one of them is trying to destroy the other&’s life. When this game turns deadly, who will be the first to go? This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Lutz including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection. Burn is the 9th book in the Fred Carver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World
by Walker PercyA &“brilliant and hilarious&” novel of the end times in America and one psychiatrist&’s quest to save mankind, from a New York Times–bestselling author (Dallas Morning News). The United States seems to be on the brink of catastrophe. From the abandoned cars littering the highways (no one remembers how to fix them) to the endless hours spent on the golf course (now open twenty-four hours for those who can&’t bother to wait until daylight to putt) to the starkly polarized political and religious factions dividing the country (which are increasingly difficult to tell apart), it is startlingly evident that the great experiment of the American Dream has failed. The only problem is that no one has noticed. No one, that is, except Dr. Thomas More. Dr. More, an alcoholic, womanizing, lapsed-Catholic psychiatrist, has invented the lapsometer: a machine capable of diagnosing and curing the spiritual afflictions that are speeding society toward its inevitable collapse. If used correctly, the lapsometer could make anxiety, depression, alienation, and racism things of the past. But, in the wrong hands, it could propel the nation even more quickly into chaos. Hailed as &“vividly entertaining&” by the Los Angeles Times and &“profoundly moving&” by the Milwaukee Journal, Love in the Ruins is a towering, mind-bending work of satirical speculative fiction by the National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer.
Henry and Cato: A Novel (Virago Modern Classics)
by Iris MurdochReunited childhood friends confront their longings and failures in this &“engaging&” novel by a Man Booker Prize–winning author (The New York Times). As children growing up in the English countryside, Henry Marshalson and Cato Forbes were inseparable. But, as time went on, their lives took different paths. For Henry, whose older brother would inherit his father&’s estate, the United States called, with a professorship to teach art history, while Cato devoted himself to the Catholic priesthood and a mission in London. But when Henry&’s brother dies, leaving him sole heir to his family&’s vast estate, Henry and Cato find themselves connecting once more and reexamining the paths their lives have taken. As Henry struggles to come to terms with his personal passions and family obligations, and Cato fights against his religious doubts and darker urges, both men find themselves entwined in a deadly intrigue that could ruin not only their lives but also the lives of those they hold dear. A dizzying display of complex plotting, Henry and Cato was praised as &“Murdoch&’s finest novel&” by Joyce Carol Oates, a spectacular combination of thrilling action and moral philosophizing that will leave readers spellbound.
The Chinese Shawl: In The Balance, The Chinese Shawl, And Miss Silver Deals With Death (The Miss Silver Mysteries #5)
by Patricia WentworthIn this classic British mystery starring a sleuth &“who has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot,&” Miss Silver investigates a murder that may have its roots in a new romance—or an old family feud (Manchester Evening News). An amateur who happened on a career in theater, Tanis Lyle has just finished filming her first motion picture. The young woman has electric charm, and seems to hypnotize all who meet her—including Laura Fane, a distant cousin who, because of a long-standing family feud, has never been allowed to meet her glamorous relative. But while all of London seems to love Tanis, her powerful effect on men causes some to despise her. And when the actress&’s life is cut short by an unknown hand, investigator Miss Maud Silver will have to hunt for a killer.
Catch a Falling Clown (The Toby Peters Mysteries #7)
by Stuart M. KaminskyA hard-boiled Hollywood PI has to work without a net to save Emmett Kelly from a killer who&’s not clowning around: &“Nostalgic fun&” (Publishers Weekly). In February 1942, Californians may be living in fear of a Japanese attack, but the show must go on. The circus is in town—unfortunately so is a killer saboteur who&’s targeting the star attractions. Private detective Toby Peters is no stranger to going undercover, but this is the first time his disguise will include a red nose. The killer has already electrocuted an elephant, and hobo clown Emmett Kelly has had a close brush with death. The second-rate circus in this sleepy coastal town seems like another world from Peters&’s usual Hollywood beat, but of all people, Alfred Hitchcock, the director of Suspicion, is under suspicion. With the investigation on the verge of becoming a three-ring circus, it&’s up to Toby Peters to cage the killer before anyone else meets a bad end under the big top. Edgar Award winner Stuart M. Kaminsky&’s &“Toby Peters series [is] a delight . . . Written with more than a dash of humor&” and this big-top murder mystery is a &“fun, lightweight book for all mystery fans&” (Library Journal).
Practice to Deceive (The Holland Taylor Trilogy #2)
by David HousewrightThe swindling of an elderly widow leads to &“a greased-lightning tale of scam and counterscam&” from an Edgar Award–winning author (Kirkus Reviews). When a drunk driver kills her entire family, Florida retiree Irene Gustafson is left rich and alone. Between savings and life insurance, the death of her son and his family leaves her with nearly $300,000—a veritable fortune in a community where most live off social security. Following the advice of Ann Landers, Mrs. Gustafson hands the money over to an investment manager. The returns are steady until he starts investing in Willow Tree, a low-income housing development on the fringes of the Twin Cities. The money vanishes, and Mrs. Gustafson is destitute. That&’s where Holland Taylor, Minneapolis private detective, comes in. His recently retired parents are Mrs. Gustafson&’s neighbors, and they want Taylor to recover the old lady&’s money. It seems impossible, but as he investigates Willow Tree he finds a twisted real-estate conspiracy with deep roots in city politics—and a vicious killer hired to protect the secret.
Ground Money (The Gabe Wager Novels #7)
by Rex BurnsAn old cowboy asks Gabe for help with his estranged sonsWhen he was a teenager, Gabe Wager and his friends in the Denver barrio had no greater idol than Vaquero Tommy Sanchez. One of the rare Mexicans to break through into professional rodeo, Sanchez was a hero to every Hispanic boy with dreams of making it in a white man&’s world. By the time Sanchez&’s star faded, Wager was away with the Marine Corps, enduring terrors but supported by his memories of hot, dusty rodeo days. Now the old barrio has been bulldozed, Wager is a homicide detective, and Sanchez is little more than a memory of faded glory. The retired cowboy&’s estranged sons are following in his footsteps, and he fears they may have fallen in with a bad crowd. He asks Wager to find them and keep them out of trouble. Wager agrees, even though rogue police work could cost him his badge. What man could ever refuse his boyhood hero?