From the author of Innocent Until Proven Guilty and Deadly Deceptions comes a military criminal investigation division thriller.... 20 years ago, Military Police Investigator Derek Thompson uncovered a criminal conglomerate operating within the shadows of the United States Army. Before he could bring the cuprits to justice, Derek disappeared and was declared AWOL, and eventually a deserter.... Never to heard from again.... And his mystery unsolved.... Fast-forward 20 years, Derek's son Mark Thompson, who grew up believing his father disappeared during the Vietnam War, is a Criminal Investigation Division agent, operating out of Presidio of San Francisco, when one of his own cases connects him with his father's mysterious disappearance and a very powerful, shadowy organization that will do anything to keep its secrets sealed and hidden. Featuring a case of quirky characters, including a ruthless special operations CIA agent tasked to keep secrets buried, a Texas family with ties to national government, and an FBI agent and his nemesis who have adopted the personalities of Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in their timeless battle with one another. AWOL begins and ends with a pursuit for justice, redemption and the future of the American way.