James Shibel, ex-Black Ops, Special Forces. Consultant to the Hamblin County Sheriff’s Department, is in serious trouble. A recent appointee, an activist judge to the circuit court, blames Shibel for her husband’s death. Using her political clout, she tries to have him charged for past war crimes. Now, The Devil, Who Smiles, needs the help of his former commander, Lt. Colonel Tom Corstance. After numerous attempts on his life, Shibel finds he’s at odds with a local entrepreneur and con artist, with ties to organized crime. Captain Jack Maxwell!