Wildlife photographer Jade Silva's last text message is a photo of a rare jaguar at the US-Mexico border wall. When Jade vanishes, her fellow Southwestern Research Station volunteer, Sam Westin, agonizes that something terrible has happened. But finding Jade seems an almost impossible mission in a rugged area overrun by undocumented immigrants, Border Patrol agents, vigilantes, construction crews, human traffickers, drug smugglers, and violent cartel thugs. Meanwhile, the ever-increasing militarization of the Arizona-Mexico border is destroying ecosystems and trampling the rights of US citizens. Trying to rescue her friend, Sam is sucked into a maelstrom of desperation, deceit, and danger. The Sam Westin Mysteries #5 "Great suspense surrounding a timely subject...Beason has penned a must-read murder mystery for anyone who wants to understand the real impact--on both humans and wildlife--of the border wall." - PJ Alderman, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author I was inspired to write this book after visiting the Chiricahua Mountains, one of the Sky Island habitats in SE Arizona, and experiencing the incredible diversity of plants and animals there. I also visited the border wall to understand its effects on both humans and wildlife in the area.