After 25 years as an undercover FBI agent, Matt Steel decides to retire and takes a job as the director of security at a major Las Vegas casino.

Matt and Alex, his wife, thought they could finally relax and enjoy life at their ranch in the mountainous region of Death Valley. However, fate takes them on an unexpected path when Alex finds an ancient Native American artifact on their property that plays a pivotal role in the novel’s surprise ending.

Readers will enjoy following Matt, Alex, and Charlie (Matt’s longtime partner at the bureau) as they travel from the glamour and scams of Las Vegas to the beauty and grit of Nevada’s rugged gold country.