This is the second book in the series starring Laura, a Hopi woman who is a computer guru. She is very good at finding people and also very good at hiding her own identity. The first book, Butterfly Lost, had her living in Tuba City and finding the murderer of young Hopi girls. She left Hopi territory at the end of that book in an attempt to distance herself from the violence involved with that search. Except that violence has a way of finding Laura and people around her.Laura is now living in Tucson. She uses her computer skills to help Miguel Zepeda, a PI of the Tohono O’odham Indian nation. Zepeda has been hired by a pharmacist, Ana Maria Juarez, who has uncovered some fraudulent transactions on the computer system of the firm that employs her. Ana Maria is deaf which makes communication rather difficult especially since she has lost her hearing aid. Her fiancé, Jeffrey, tried to talk Ana Maria out of starting this investigation but since she is determined he helps her convey information to Laura. Laura isn’t sure if she wants to take this case and she would like to talk to Miguel about it but Miguel isn’t answering his phone. Then, late at night, Rey Villaneuva knocks on Laura’s door. Rey is another employee of Miguel’s but he and Laura have never met. Rey used to be married to Miguel’s daughter, Meg Arizana, and he has not been able to get in touch with Miguel. He thinks something bad has happened to Miguel and that it concerns the case Laura is working on. Rey is a Vietnam vet and an ex-Border Police cop. He never goes anywhere without at least one firearm. Laura is not sure she likes Rey but he does possess certain skills that she needs in order to solve the case and stay alive. I thought there were a few loose ends in this book and I never did understand the fraud scheme that Laura uncovers. It is far bigger than just a few fraudulent prescriptions involving illegal adoptions, foster care clients that don’t exist and money laundering on a large scale. However, it was never explained very well which I think is a major flaw in a book about internet fraud. On the plus side I really like the Arizona setting with all the details about flora and fauna and native customs. I’ve got at least one more book in this series to read and I’ll see what I think of it. ( )

Tale of insurance fraud by computer. Takes place in and around Tucson, AZ.