On January 27, 1984, U.S. Customs Inspector, Richard Latham was abducted at gunpoint from his border post. Dennis Harlan tells the true story of his friend's brutal murder and documents the speedy resolution of a crime which crisscrossed the U.S./Mexican border for 10 breathtaking days. The intensive investigation involved Mexican Federales, the Del Rio (Texas) Police Department, the Val Verde (Texas) District Attorney's Office, Texas Rangers, U.S. Customs, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The author takes great care to honor individual men and women in law enforcement who helped with the investigation. His detailed account is taken directly from the case history which was his responsibility to write. The book is a must-read for law enforcement officers, both veterans and those new to the profession. It also appeals to anyone with an inquiring mind and keen eye for well-documented accounts of true crime.