This should really have been two books, since it includes two separate plot lines that aren't really connected. Kerney agrees to help an old but unreliable friend with a movie filming, and gets involved with a murder. Meanwhile, his wife is sent to Ireland by the military to investigate an old missing person case that she initiated at Kerney's request in an earlier episode. Her story is the more interesting because of her frustrations with the military pettiness; Joe is challenged by being a full time parent, which he doesn't handle very well. By the time the Ireland situation was resolved, it was hard to remember or care what was going on back in New Mexico. ( )

The inside look at the movie business was interesting, and I did enjoy seeing more of Sara at work, but it felt a little like there were some unresolved things with Johnny and Julia, and the ending seemed a little too easy. I do have to say thank you to Mr. McGarrity for not killing Sara, but then, I haven't read the next in the series. ( )

Synopsis: Kerney meets and old friend who asks him to work on a western as a consultant and cowboy. Of course, Kerney discovers that crime is in the area and gets involved in hunting down smugglers. Meanwhile, Sara is trying to move up the chain of command, but is stymied by a hide-bound commanding officer. Her former commander is able to get her for a special mission, which takes her to Ireland.
Review: This is the best of the Kevin Kerney novels. Adding several chapters as Sara's adventures gives McGarrity room to write more twists and turns into his plot. In this case, Sara's adventures were much more interesting than Kerney's. ( )

This is McGarrity at the top of his writing craft, and one of the most enjoyable in the Kevin Kerney saga. The counterpoint of Kerney's Army colonel wife's risky assignment overseas to his own pre-retirement consulting job on a movie production set in New Mexico is engaging and skillfully drawn. ( )