A Thorny Way to Die

In the blistering Nevada desert, justice burns hotter than the sun. When a local prospector known as Old Henry is found mounted and charred against a cactus, Detective Jake Turner uncovers a trail of deceit that stretches far beyond Las Vegas. What begins as a grotesque murder spirals into a deadly web of espionage, smuggling, and betrayal — a Chinese spy network operating in the shadows of America’s airbases. As the desert night closes in, Turner races against time, chasing ghosts through ...