A native Texan, Edwin "Bud" Shrake has written more than two dozen works and is best known for The Borderland (S1001), which was named one of the 10 best books of 2000 by the Los Angeles Times. Fort Worth lawyer Ben Carpenter's 30th birthday party turns into a bizarre trip across the Mexican border. And things get even stranger when he finds himself in a confrontation with a dangerous legal opponent.