Coyote Stands: A novel by the author of 'A Rookie's Guide to' billiard books and the novel Last Chance

Holly Forkner disappears. Upland, Arizona Chief of Police Troy Forkner, Holly's husband, scours the wilderness of northern Arizona, first by air then on the ground, looking for her. Officer Nina Miller believes the perpetrator had an accomplice who may be hiding Holly nearby. Nina's partner, Rookie Officer Pike Tso, a Navajo Indian, believes Navajo spirits may have abducted Holly. Sheriff's Deputy Thomas Justman takes advantage of the situation and implicates a loner Indian in Holly's disappearance. Meanwhile, J C Forkner, Troy's brother, is involved in another pool game wagering something substantial.