To combat the threat at the U.S.-Mexican border is Operation Rampart: a controversial test base in Southern California run by Task Force TALON. When the Mexican president calls for a revolution to take back the Southwestern U.S., the bloodshed threatens to explode. "McShane brings [this] thriller to life with understated skill... Listening to [him] is like sitting in a bar and sharing war stories with a friend."—Publishers Weekly