Teenage twin boys were hiking in a national forest and decided to climb a tree to observe some wild hogs feeding in the area. What they saw when they looked up in the tree triggered a major investigation into a most horrific crime. Janet McFarland was a successful homicide detective with a big city police force. Janet is now a deputy sheriff on a small force in Missouri.

Steve Fielding, a West Point graduate, served six years as an investigator with the Army CID. He is now a special agent for criminal investigations with the U. S. Forestry Service. Both professionals were assigned to solve the atrocious murder discovered in the Mark Twain National Forest.

The story unfolds into a mystery that involves a painstaking investigation, capture of criminals, and prosecution and sentencing of culprits. Along the way are exciting sub-plots, romance, and controversy. Intrigue, mystery, romance, and controversy combine to create a novel you won't want to put down. The reader will want to start the next exciting chapter to discover the outcome of the subject being pursued.