When Tate Barkley meets up with a man who calls himself Gator he doesnt know hes the boss of a gang of plumers men who kill thousands of birds in the Everglades so their plumes can adorn fashionable ladies hats. In fact he doesnt even know what a plumer is. But he learns quick enough and more about the rough and dangerous bunch than he ever wanted to know. When he joins up with a rich Yankee detective whos hunting a friend thats gone missing in the vast and watery wilderness you can be sure th