April 1980. A bank robbery is coming—and nobody in Cordero is ready for it. Tony Gonzalez never planned on raising his younger brother. But when Joey has nowhere else to go, Tony takes him in—and drags him into the orbit of Nate, whose desert compound thrives on guns, weed, and apocalyptic dreams. Just down the street, Katie Harrison wants out of Cordero as badly as Tony does. Together they might have one chance to escape—if Tony can keep Joey alive long enough. For fans of S.E. Hinton and Elmore Leonard. A lean California noir—fast, immersive, and tightly focused.