Beneath the Cantaloupe Moon is the story of Vietnam veteran Sheriff Stackhouseas life in rural America. He discovers a daughter from his combat days, narrowly escapes an assassination attempt, becomes enmeshed in local politics, avoids the east-coast mafia, escapes death in a small plane, and finds love on the prairie when least expected. It is a complex story of the hunted becoming the hunter while surviving the everyday struggle of human nature.