Joe Burpo is a Montana rancher with a troubled past and a nefarious reputation, haunted by the loss of his one-in-a-lifetime love. Convinced the only way to earn a peaceful life is by bringing his criminal brother to justice, he accepts a thirty-day contract from the Federal Espionage Agency in exchange for a lead on his brother. The mission explodes into a globe-spanning adventure filled with dangerous enemies, strange figures like the Conundrumite, and a mysterious Mask tied to humanity’s future among the stars. Tasked with freeing the gifted Brielle Uzziel and assembling the Mask, Joe is drawn toward the Gathering—and a final revelation that the true enemy has been meddling from above all along.
