Habib leaves a trail of murders in his wake, but he arrives in North Dakota, where he is reunited with his notoriously powerful wife. Together, they form a plot to rescue their son from Americanization and destroy Mount Rushmore. Meanwhile, private investigatorsand spousesRyan Moar and Joanne Sutter have their own problems.
They investigate a young man named Moe Fouzi, who is about to marry an American heiress, although his intentions are not clear. Moe is not who he appears to be, and their investigation soon takes the detectives into the bloody path of Habib Khadr. Now, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Ryan and Joanne must fight to save Americas most prized monument and their own lives.
Michael D. Hartley is the author of Mosquitoes, The Challenge of the Skies, and Lion’s Gate. His next novel in the Ryan Moar Mystery Series is Shark, set on the exotic island of Zanzibar. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.