Strange halos of light are appearing in the night sky above Baboquivari, sacred mountain of the Tohono O'odham! Eerie sounds of weeping echo through the dark canyons. Two reservation men are fiercely attacked by spirits of the dead near the Mexican border! Frightened residents confront village elders for answers to the mystery. Danny Rivas's grandfather, Joseph, knows their tribal way of life has been ignored for too long. They must move quickly before utter chaos engulfs the reservation! Danny, the coyote-meeter, and his friend Diego think up a plan to appease the powerful spirits and save their people. Badly injured in the process, they are trapped in a mine with a nest of rattlesnakes and a family of wolf spiders! Will they be rescued in time? Long considered an expert on Native American history and tradition, Robert L. Hunton has dedicated years of research and interaction with reservation groups and tribes in southern Arizona to author the Borderlands Trilogy: "Gift of the Desert Dog" (Open Books Press, 2010), "Secrets of the Medicine Pouch" (OBP, 2012), and "Coyote-meeter's Abyss" (OBP, 2014) for young readers.

Robert L. Hunton is the author of novels of mystery and adventure for young readers, including the Borderlands Trilogy?Gift of the Desert Dog (2011), Secrets of the Medicine Pouch: Adventure in the Borderlands (2012), and Coyote-meeter's Abyss: Adventure in the Borderlands (2014). Hunton's career as a middle school teacher in the Colchester, Vermont School District spanned thirty-two years, during which time he taught 7th and 8th grade language arts/social studies. He is an active member of
the League of Vermont Writers, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Society of Southwestern Authors, currently serving as president.