Thisthe story of Ethan Crowe, a Lakota Sioux tracker who spent a career with the DeltaForces and the Defense Intelligence Agency.Crowe's story begins in the hellish nightmare of Bosnia, where as ayoung scout for a Ranger company, he and two other Native Americans help trackdown the Skorpions , a Serbian militiacommitting genocide on the local populace.   The action shifts to the present and thesouthern border of the United States.   PowerfulMexican cartels are utilizing vast stretches of the border to send billions ofdollars in illegal drugs into the U.S.  Druglords preside like kings over their empires, secluded and untouchable in theirremote mountain fortresses.    Killing fields are being found on both sidesof the border.   Homeland Security needsa solution.  General Darren Evans hasbeen asked to form a special team of Native American trackers to combat thecartels where they are most vulnerable, in the Arizona borderlands.  The group is to be called The Shadow Wolves , and General Evansknows exactly the man to lead them.      Crowe is lured out of retirement to the Arizonadesert.  An elite team is born, comprisedof tough, dedicated Native Americans from tribes across the United States.  Within the new team are two remarkablewomen.  Apaches.  Fierce warriors who will become the soul ofthe Shadow Wolves.  They will battle thevicious Zetas, moving through the desert landscape like ghosts.       A mysterious figure sits on the throne of theZeta cartel.  Known only as Yaotl , he claims pure Aztec blood.  He lives by his own rules in complete disdainfor the laws of the West. A gruesome series of murders and the discovery oftwenty young girls being sold in the desert set the stage for a confrontationbetween the feared Zetas and the Shadow Wolves.      The Shadow Wolves will follow a blood trail thatbegins in Bosnia but moves through the steamy streets of Bangkok, the canals ofVenice and the desert landscape of the Mexican borderlands.  It will ultimately take Ethan Crowe and histeam all the way to the corridors of power in Washington D.C. "An action-driven tale of heroes worth rooting for at the U.S.-Mexico border." -Kirkus Reviews "Intriguing and suspenseful" -New York Times Bestselling Author Joe Pistone aka "Donnie Brasco" " Shadow Wolves is a compelling, serial novel about Lakota Sioux tracker Ethan Crowe, experienced Ranger with experience in Bosnia pursuing a Serbian militia group committing genocide in the local populace.Ethan's past experience suits him well to his present challenge, pursuing the mysterious head of a network of powerful Mexican drug and human trafficking cartel known as Zeta. Called out of retirement, Ethan is asked to choose and direct an elite team of Native American trackers from multiple tribal backgrounds to track and arrest the vicious Zetas in the desert landscape of the Mexican-American border, with killing fields on both sides. Crowe forms a remarkable team which includes two fierce Apache women warriors and other battle-hardened soldiers of the tribes. They pursue a mysterious figure at the head of the Zeta cartel known only as Yaotl, who claims pure Aztec blood. Crowe's force becomes known as the Shadow Wolves. True to their name, they will track a blood trail to its conclusion, even if that means a confrontation with deeply secret powers in the United States government agencies. "Shadow Wolves" ends with a cliff-hanger murder of one of the elite Wolves and a promise of vengeance to follow in the succeeding novel, "Ghostwalker." The realistic writing, the careful descriptions of Native American traits, skills, and bravery traditions, and the demanding pace of action keep reader attention taut to the end. The author, Jake Kaminski, is well grounded in the background of ethnic cleansing, drug and human sex slave trafficking, and political motivation which form the background canvas of "Shadow Wolves." You won't be able to put this book down, or to wait patiently for the next installment! -Midwest Book Review-Nancy Lorraine-Senior Reviewer "Shadow Wolves is a work of fiction in the genres of actionand adventure and was penned by author Jake Kaminski. A modern tale withcross-cultural references and plenty of intense, suspenseful moments, thisnovel focuses on Ethan Crowe, a Lakota Sioux tracker and former IntelligenceAgency worker. Crowe is persuaded back into the game by the presence ofpowerful drug lords and their cartels, hidden away in the mountains and raisinghavoc on both sides of the Mexico/US border. What results is the formation ofan elite team with some of the best and brightest Native Americans withremarkable skills and powerful souls: The Shadow Wolves. Author Jake Kaminski has created a tale that is sure to please readers of theaction and thriller genres, but it will also surprise them for its many new andunique qualities. Where Native American characters can sometimes be representedas token or gimmick, Kaminski takes pride in realizing fully f