Dell Moon wasnt a well-liked man. As a shady contractor, he separated people from their hard-earned cash without doing the work he promised.Martha and Harold Johnson are two of Moons victims. When Harold dies of a heart attack, Martha is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Martha is a relative newcomer in the town and doesnt know what the future holds for her now that she is a widow.Moon causes Martha even more problems when he is found dead in her chili-pepper field, a chili stuffed in his mouth. She is one of many who wished the man would disappear, but Martha still endeavors to get to the bottom of this puzzling mystery.As Martha investigates Moons strange death, the local sheriff is dealing with relationship troubles, a pregnant teenager is considering her future, and a puppy finds its way to the farm.In this second Martha Johnson adventure, Martha leaves the familiarity of Minnesota for the Colorado unknown. She learns that the people of Las Animas County, Colorado, value their privacy. Marthas investigation will lead her to a mysterious mute teenager, a local cantina, and a bushel of secrets.