When a local widow complains she is being tormented by witches, Ute tribal investigator Charlie Moon disregards the claims until the woman defends herself at the cost of her life, a situation that compels Charlie to look into covert activities on an adjoining oil company field.

When a local prosecutor is killed by a sniper while dining at an exclusive Granite Creek, Colorado, restaurant, a nearby witness who claims that the bullet had been intended for him hires Charlie Moon to uncover the truth.

"The shocking death of a female physics student has shattered the peaceful community of Granite Creek, Colorado--and police chief Scott Parrish has a hunch he can't even begin to explain. He saw the killing ... in his dreams. Daisy Perika experienced the same visions. An aged Ute shaman who lives in a trailer on the lonesome highlands, hers is the realm of the Native American spirit. But Daisy doesn't need scientific proof to know that the student's...