Mexico, 1910. The landscape pulses with the force of the upcoming revolution, an atmosphere rich in opportunity for a criminal such as Rawbone. His fortune arrives across the haze of the Sierra Blanca in the form of a truck loaded with weapons, an easy sell to those financing a bloodletting.

But Rawbone’s plan spins against him, and he soon finds himself at the Mexican-American border and in the hands of the Bureau of Investigation. He is offered a chance for immunity, but only if he agrees to proceed with his scheme to deliver the truck and its goods to the Mexican oil fields while under the command of Agent John Lourdes. Rawbone sees no other option and agrees to the dealbut he fails to recognize the true identity of Agent Lourdes, a man from deep within his past.

As they work to expose the criminal network at the core of the revolution, it is clear their journey into the tarred desert is a push toward a certain ruin, and the history lurking between the criminal and agent may seal their fates.

波士顿•德兰（Boston Teran）

国际知名作家，著有七部小说，其中包括经典小说《上帝是一颗子弹》。

德兰1999年获得Stephen Crane文学奖，2000年获得英国犯罪作家协会John Creasey奖，2002年获得日本虚构小说爱好者协会奖，2001年入围国际IMPAC都柏林文学奖最后名单，1999年入围爱伦•坡最佳小说奖最后名单，2011年再次入围国际IMPAC都柏林文学奖最后名单。