AUGUST WINTER

Lawyer Sandra Lerner defends Dr. Raul Capistrana charged with murder, trafficking, and laundering. Detective Dirk Strong flies to Guadalajara, rescues scientist Austin Hale and apprehends the resurrected Ghost of Archbishop Jésus Llano Juarez. Dirk becomes incapacitated by Montezumas revenge. Comet strikes Jupiter. Earth tilts on axis, and new ice age begins. Houston freezes, has narcotics withdrawal, riots, and Bubonic Plague. The courthouse and jails close, and social Darwinism is thwarted by martial law. WARNING