The Alvarez Journal — Rex Burns

Detective Gabriel Wager of the Denver Police Department is very interested in the Rare Things Import Shop. He's working on a tip that 500 to 1000 pounds of marijuana is coming into Denver each week, using the shop as a front. Its' owner, a little old man named Montoya, seems harmless, but Rafael Alvarez is another story. The file on Alvarez says it all: arrested for possession of marijuana; arrested for suspicion of burglary; and arrested for smuggling marijuana. Wager is working with a new partner, Detective Denby, and he's not finding that very easy either.