Michael McGarrity, a former deputy sheriff, brings an insider's perspective to this dynamic, character-driven story, a hard-hitting blend of police procedural and edge-of-your seat thriller. Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney has big plans for his vacation, but everything goes on hold when his friend, a prominent gay attorney, is murdered. The shocking crime is just the beginning, though. Next, the horse Kerney trained and cared for is viciously slaughtered, a former colleague is found murdered, and someone delivers poisoned rats to Kerney's home along with a horrifying note explaining that the killer's real target is Kerney himself. But, the note says, the chief must suffer before Everyone Dies....