It's summer 1934, and Tom Freshour, the controversial assistant prosecutor, is ready to speed out of Oklahoma for a long overdue vacation. But before he leaves, a famous Indian artifact collector is murdered, the beautiful Rainy Davis comes to claim the estate, and Freshour is drawn into a tense and violent investigation of murder, political scandal, and some very private affairs. A sexy literary mystery concerning the discovery and exploitation of the most significant pre-Columbian North America temple mound ever found.