When travel blogger Jenna Hayes rolls into the quirky Mirage Springs art commune with her van and her brilliant Border Collie, Finn, she's expecting nothing more than a week of stunning desert photography and inspiring artist interviews for her blog. The remote Arizona commune is a wonderland of eccentric metal sculptures and creative souls who've traded conventional life for artistic freedom under the blazing sun. But Jenna's peaceful getaway takes a deadly turn when Finn starts digging beneath a towering installation and uncovers a body buried in the sand. The victim is Blake Sutton, a talented but cold metal sculptor who seemed to have more enemies than friends, and suddenly Jenna's simple travel story becomes something far more sinister.

As the local sheriff struggles with a case that's well beyond his usual traffic stops, Jenna can't help but notice the inconsistencies piling up around Blake's death. Her natural curiosity and Finn's uncanny nose for clues lead them deeper into the commune's carefully guarded secrets. Between dodging a killer who's growing increasingly nervous about her investigation and navigating the colorful personalities of Mirage Springs' artistic residents, Jenna discovers that Blake had been systematically collecting secrets about his fellow artists. Someone decided that permanent silence was the only way to stop him, using their knowledge of the desert's deadliest plants to craft the perfect poison.

With Finn by her side and her van-life instincts guiding her forward, Jenna must untangle a web of hidden pasts, desperate acts, and artistic jealousies before the killer strikes again. In a place where everyone came seeking a fresh start, the truth might be the most dangerous art of all. Can Jenna and Finn expose a murderer without becoming the next victims buried beneath the desert sand?

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• Publication Date: February 3, 2026
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• Print Length: 94 Pages
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