When retired veteran Dieufel Augustin seeks Black Love's expertise to find his missing nephew, Josué Etienne, the seasoned detective quickly realizes this isn't a simple case. Josué is a fugitive—suspected of gun smuggling and wanted by Homeland Security. What begins as a missing person search spirals into a dangerous web of crime, betrayal, and shifting loyalties.
 
As Black follows the trail through the gritty streets of Rogers Park, Evanston, and Skokie, he encounters Homeland Security agents Amanda Reeves and Kervens Jean-Baptiste, whose pursuit of Josué reveals conflicting motives. With dangerous alliances and enemies at every turn, Black races to uncover the truth, risking everything to protect Josué and ensure justice.
 
But the deeper Black digs, the murkier the case becomes, forcing him to confront his own moral boundaries. In this high-stakes game of cat and mouse, bringing Josué home might cost Black more than he’s willing to pay.
 
Black Sands & Tan Lines delivers a relentless crime thriller, pulling readers into the dark underbelly of smuggling and corruption, where justice hangs by a thread, and survival demands everything.