In the dark of night, murder strikes on Route 66, and once again Hubert James Champion III finds himself having to face realities he'd rather run from. Indeed, within two days, Hugh finds himself embroiled in murder on a national scale, seeking justice for petty-crimes of a local nature-and very close to home, reviving his skills as a psychologist to help people who have become friends. Indeed, his friends need him. In addition, there are troubling mysteries of the personal kind still tucked away in the recesses of Hugh's subconscious. He may be still "hiding out" in the desert, but East Coast ties continue to haunt and thwart his building hopes for the future. Fortunately, he has his ravens to counsel him, and through it all-the Mojave winds continue to blow...About the Author: Madeline (M.M.) Gornell has five published mystery novels-including PSWA awarding winners Uncle Si's Secret and Lies of Convenience (also a Hollywood Book Festival honorable Mention), Death of a Perfect Man, and Reticence of Ravens (a finalist for the Eric Hoffer 2011 fiction Prize, the da Vinci Eye for cover art, and the Montaigne Medal for most thought provoking book). Her latest is Counsel of Ravens, her first sequel and a continuation of Hubert Champion's Mojave saga. She continues to be inspired by historic Route 66, and expects to release in early 2014 her first mystery thriller-Rhodes. Madeline is a lifetime lover of mysteries, and besides reading and writing, she is also a potter with a fondness for stoneware and reduction firing. She lives with her husband and assorted canines in the Mojave High Desert near the internationally revered Route 66. You can visit her online at her website http: //www.mmgornell.com, or her BLOG http: //www.mmgornell.wordpress.com, or email her directly at mmgornell@earthlink.ne