Really a Worst-Case Scenario

<p>Mayor Ron Steadman of Centerville New Mexico is ready for reelection. The campaign has been running smoothly no question. No opponent stands a chance against this powerful community leader. The election is only a month away and the desert skies couldn't be bluer-that is until there's a murder and Ron's wife Val becomes the prime suspect.</p><p>Valarie Steadman is a scientist and university laboratory director for stem cell research but she's not a murderer. Someone has set her up but she wonders whether the perpetrator is out to ruin her-or her husband. She enlists the help of lab assistant Steve Janson to help her solve the crime and clear her name. Meanwhile the mayor-who happens to be an ex-FBI agent-joins forces with the local homicide detective Joe Maxwell to do a little investigation of his own.</p><p>Soon Ron and Joe find themselves near the border of Mexico where a drug cartel that might be tied to the murder gets involved. When the FBI and DEA join the fray things get even more complicated. It's a good thing Ron is a politician; he knows how to change complicated into simple. Still his time is running out. If he's lucky he can get reelected and save the life of the woman he loves.</p>