'It seemed trouble followed me everywhere I went.' What is the Rose of the Desert? And why do so many want it? Private Investigator Ham Spayde finds himself amidst murderers, gamblers and a secret police force, with unforeseen complications. This is Cattleblanca the oasis of Morrocow Hard Talking, Hard drinking Spayde is the Anthropomorphic answer to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. And one more thing no one touches the fedora.