The disappearance of a child from atop Guadalupe Mountain in southeastern New Mexico mimics the M.O. of the Sandman, a serial killer long thought to be retired or dead. Volunteers of every stripe join Law Enforcement to hunt for the missing innocent. Besides the rugged terrain, searchers have to deal with the Chihuahuan Desert's worst monsoon in decades. No one minds. Everyone knows what's at stake if the Guadalupes' malignant ghost has returned. Will five-year-old Lucy Zalika be found in time?
