Three years ago, Ham retired to a quiet life in the remote desert of Northern Mexico. Realizing that what she was doing was likely to end in her death or that of those few she held close, she severed all ties, disappearing across international borders. A retirement that was abruptly ended by a single message. The sole person in the world Ham feels the least bit of loyalty to is in trouble, in need not only of Ham, but of the very skills that put her into hiding to begin with. Acting against every ingrained maxim, ignoring the myriad warning signs pop up along the way, Ham returns north to find that a great deal has changed in her time away. The world has moved on, evolving in ways she would have never imagined. From local gang affiliates to the Los Angeles Police Department, everybody seems to be involved in something, all of it somehow leading back to a woman. A woman relying entirely on Ham to get her through...-- Back cover.