The author is an old man, like Fred and Charlie. He doesn't tweet or twitter or even quack. He spent most of his adult life as an electronic engineer for the FAA and for the Navy. The last 12 years of his career was spent working in his wife's Christian bookstore. He considers those the best years of his life. He has struggled with 10 years of difficult times recovering from a sin against his family and has the Lord to thank for his recovery and a new life of faith. Water has become a critical element for the farmers and many are not getting the amount they feel they need. When the head of the local irrigation district ends up dead the farmers are suspected. But Fred and Charlie have their own ideas.