Russell Means Morrison and his sister, Tala Sue Morrison are not throwaway kids. They have, however, been thrown away. Their presence in John Overland's life makes itself known the night John goes to his office to catch up on some work and Russell tries to kill John in the gardens behind the office with a meat cleaver. Russell is eleven and Tala is nine. It is only after John disarms him that the story of who they are and how they got to Sells, Arizona and Tohono O'odham Reservation becomes known. John discovers their horrifying past and is determined to find out who was responsible for it. Beyond their flight from Tijuana, Mexico, and the reasons they were left there by their parents, John begins to uncover threats directed at his family that are at least eleven months old. As he delves deeper into those threats, he discovers a deeper threat aimed at the reservation and everyone who lives on it. Read Suffer The Children to discover what the real threat is and who is responsible for it.