<P>Christopher Marlowe Cobb (“Kit”) the swashbuckling early 20th-century American newspaper war correspondent travels to Mexico in April and May of 1914 during that countrys civil war and the American invasion of Vera Cruz. </p><p>But covering the war in enemy territory and in sweltering heat isn’t enough of a challenge for Cobb. Soon he’s falling in love with a young Mexican laundress Luisa who may not be as innocent as she seems and he’s witnessing the inexplicable attempted sniper assassination of a priest (miraculously the bullet rebounds off the cross around his neck leaving him unharmed). Now Cobb is also trying to track down a sniper—and figure out why important German officials are coming into the city in the middle of the night from ammunition ships docked in the port. </p><p>An exciting tale of intrigue and espionage Butlers powerful crime-fiction debut is a thriller not to be missed.</P>