First assignment: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The Mexican border town is awash in drug violence, intrigue, and temptation for a young American diplomat.
The diplomatic service is supposed to be cocktail parties and champagne, isn't it? For Lee Penny it's drug violence, threats, and visits to Mexican jails to look after American prisoners. Along with the narcos, the Cubans take an interest in Penny and it is not long before Diplomatic Security is looking to pull her security clearance and send her home. A romantic fling only complicates the first tour diplomat's life.
As the author, I don't like to give too much of myself away. I ran up against the narcos in Mexico for a few years. They still scare the hell out of me.