John Donohue
Writing about culture, identity, and action
KAGE
best-secure a continuing royalty stream), a student of Southwest
desert cultures, and the shadowy world of border smugglers  are all
elements intertwined in this thriller set in the contemporary American
Southwest, the fourth book in the Burke/Yamashita series.

As  Burke works to pierce the cloud of mystery surrounding the late
writer Eliot Westmann, his work, and a cryptic manuscript that has
captured the deadly interest of rival smuggling gangs. As he uncovers
clues suggesting the real reasons why Westmann was killed, Burke,
places himself and those he loves in deadly peril. It is only with the aid
and guidance of the master warrior Yamashita and his own emerging
skills that Burke is able to solve the mystery and bring the
investigation to its violent end.