This series delves into the haunting mysteries and unresolved crimes set against the stark backdrop of the American Southwest. Follow a protagonist navigating complex relationships and a past that refuses to stay buried. Each installment peels back layers of intrigue and personal drama, prompting reflection on guilt and redemption. It's a compelling read filled with unexpected twists and atmospheric tension.
Ben Jones, who traverses the Utah desert on his truck driving route, is drawn into an affair with Claire, a mysterious woman who plays the cello in an abandoned model home and whose appearance reignites memories of a decades-old crime
Winter has come to Route 117, a remote road through the high desert of Utah trafficked only by eccentrics, fugitives, and those looking to escape the world. Local truck driver Ben Jones, still in mourning over a heartbreaking loss, finds a mute Hispanic child who has been abandoned at a seedy truck stop along his route, far from civilization and bearing a note that simply reads "Please Ben. Watch my son. His name is Juan." At the bottom: "Bad Trouble. Tell no one." Ben takes the child with him in his truck and sets out into an environment that is as dangerous as it is beautiful and silent.