This first novel lures readers with an affectionate look at the author's beloved western Kansas and the hard-working, honest folk who live there. Well, mostly honest. As a young lawyer he is also introduced to the more lurid underside of his community: a shady land deal; a dentist who molests young women; a divorcee who wants to meet him in his office after hours.... His hobby is scuba diving, which takes him to exotic places a few weeks each year. One of these dives leads to a life-threatening adventure that eventually involves drug-runners, a gun battle, and the CIA. All of this is told in the words of a real Dodge City trial lawyer with a loving wife and a family of three children. The novel has all the ingredients that make a compelling story, well told. -Ray Call, retired executive editor, The Emporia (KS) Gazette Author Jack Dalton is a retired lawyer and accomplished writer. He lives in Dodge City, Kansas with his wife.