Life in Sweetwater is never dull. When a child mysteriously disappears while walking home from school, Texas Ranger Vince Ward must uncover the truth with no witnesses and no clues - it's as if the child has disappeared into thin air. In addition to the disappearance, Vince confronts criminal railroad executives and discovers just how powerful the railroad is when he winds up having to take on the state of Texas and fight to keep his job. Murder, embezzlement, cattle rustling and romance put Vince to the test in this novel about life as a lawman in the Old West.