When an explosion at a public water project rocks tranquil Crayton, Missouri, Sheriff Colby Tate and his unlikely band of deputies are drawn into the murky world of global vendetta killing. As they scramble to protect three immigrant families to their rural Ozark community, a mysterious amulet found at the site of the blast hints at connections to Tate’s past and to a romance and military history he is struggling to leave behind. In Book Two in the Colby Tate Mystery Series, USA Today bestselling author Allen Kent interweaves a tale of deception, romance, and murder that will keep you guessing right to the final sentence.