The second John 'Hobo' Hoboski book. As life slowly gets back to some kind of new normality, John 'Hobo' Hoboski and his pet coyote, Voodoo, settle in Joshua Tree as Hobo, a respected detective who has moved from Los Angeles to take up the new position of Chief of Detectives, is soon investigating the kidnapping of young schoolgirls. The case deepens though fowling the horrific discovery in the desert of yet another girl's body and Hobo and his team find themselves racing against time to find the missing girls. At the same time, Hobo has a new admirer that he meets at his bar, The Last Coyote. The woman soon begins to invade Hobo's privacy and life. The Ballad of the Last Coyote is set in and around Joshua Tree and the desert surroundings and national park.