The steep ochre cliffs and hot barren mesas of the vast Navajo Indian Reservation in the American Southwest harbor dark mysteries only the local inhabitants understand. Following the death of his wife and son during childbirth JOHN ROUNDTREE has become a bitter recluse, seldom seen outside his neglected house during the day. Rumors of strange figures seen in the dark of night convince the townsfolk that Roundtree is practicing the dark arts. So when hunting guide EAGLE FEATHER and his two clients stumble across the broken body of a little white girl on a lonely mesa top the people naturally suspect Roundtree. The authorities send for FBI Agent ZACK TOLLIVER to assist in the investigation. The young victim has been clawed and there are bear tracks nearby. But when Zack and Eagle Feather follow the tracks they mysteriously change mid-stride to barefoot human prints. Zack tracks the killer on horseback deep into the wild desolate countryside and encounters a terrifying presence during the night. His trail leads him to Roundtree's house and a confrontation with the recluse and finally the case is solved...or is it? Months later another little girl's body is found 500 miles away in southern California. Are the cases connected? And if so, who or what is doing all this, anyway? Some evil force is at play. The paperback edition of The Other is also its second edition and it includes some changes. The most obvious change is the beginning of the book. For the second edition, the author decided to begin first by introducing John Roundtree and the circumstances leading to his current condition and the suspicions of the townspeople.  The discovery of the little girl's body by Eagle Feather follows immediately after that. All other changes involve small differences in word choice, phrase use, and edits that have little or no impact upon the story. The hunters noticed the circling birds against the rose-tinted sky above the rim rock and saw where the flat rays of the early morning sun glinted on something that didn't belong there and the three of them walked that way.What they find sends FBI Agent ZACK TOLLIVER and his friend EAGLE FEATHER in pursuit of a dangerous and powerful killer. R Lawson Gamble is a writer and adventurer living in Los Alamos, California.