In the dark of night, murder strikes on Route 66, and once again Hubert James Champion III finds himself having to face realities he'd rather run from. Indeed, within two days, Hugh finds himself embroiled in murder on a national scale, seeking justice for petty-crimes of a local nature-and very close to home, reviving his skills as a psychologist to help people who have become friends. Indeed, his friends need him. In addition, there are troubling mysteries of the personal kind still tucked away in the recesses of Hugh's subconscious. He may be still "hiding out" in the desert, but East Coast ties continue to haunt and thwart his building hopes for the future. Fortunately, he has his ravens to counsel him, and through it all-the Mojave winds continue to blow...