Murder, mobsters, and romance all collide for homicide investigator Jimmy Sommes just North of Foothill . Southern California, 1974. Shots ring out from behind the stage of a Cucamonga music club. Off-duty San Bernardino County homicide investigator, Jimmy Sommes, just there to hear some country rock, finds himself running toward danger. Behind the club, tires squeal as Sommes catches a glimpse of a crazed gunman and his getaway driver making their escape, leaving two dead bodies behind. Jimmy is drawn into a twisted web of deadly crimes that spiral out to the Mojave Desert. Innocent lives hang in the balance while Sommes' investigations grow more perilous, complicated by mob ties and crooked cops. Struggling to keep his life -- and his drinking -- under control, Sommes must stem the tide of violence and somehow find his way home; just North of Foothill.