Nowhere has the U.S. military established more bases, lost more troops, or spent more money in the last thirty years than in the Middle East and Central Asia. These regions fall under the purview of United States Central Command (CENTCOM); not coincidentally, they include the most energy-rich places on earth. From its inception, CENTCOM was tasked with the military and economic security of this key strategic area, the safeguarding of commercial opportunities...

A small-time sheriff teams up with a New Orleans stripper to solve a hushed murder. The closer the two unlikely partners get to solving the mystery, the more serious the threat to their own lives.