<p>A brutal home invasion shocks Brattleboro’s small Asian community but no one is talking. Undeterred Joe Gunther digs deeper and discovers a cross-border smuggling route carrying drugs contraband and illegal aliens into and out of Canada. Operating below the radar for years competition between underworld rivals is bringing it into the light with deadly consequences.</p><p>International jurisdiction is a complicated matter and in the pursuit of justice Gunther will have to collaborate with the FBI the Border Patrol and the Mounties.</p>