Kyle Dawson risks life and love as he hunts for the men who murdered his father.War correspondent Dawson leaves his job with a prominent Washington, DC newspaper and returns home to El Paso, Texas, for the funeral.When his father is eulogized by Senator Micah Madsen, a candidate for U.S. president, Dawson senses that his father's death is more than a local murder story. But first he must confront the ghosts of his past:His cousin and confidant, DEA special agent Raoul Garcia.His ex- high school sweetheart, Anita Alvarez.His mystical Mexican-Indian mother.His estranged children and ex-wife.Dawson's instincts prove true when he and Anita, out to dinner after two decades apart, witness the brutal slaying of cartel boss Don Diego Borrego.The story pits Dawson against Anita, now a star local TV reporter. She stays one step ahead using her ties to the Borrego family. She hopes the story will take her to the big time.Dawson must make dangerous choices when he uncovers his father's and Senator Madsen's ties to the cartel drug trade. It's a story that could cost him everything that he holds dear.