Streiker: The Killdeer: Book Two of the Streiker Saga

"You know what a killdeer is, Adair? The bird?" he asked. She shrugged slightly. "It's a little brown bird that builds its nest right on the ground. When predators get too close to her nest, the mama killdeer will lure them away. It's a very effective defense. I hope I can do half as well."
Adair eyed him and he explained, "I intend to lure the predators away from the business that's most important to me."

The Streiker Saga begins with Streiker's Bride, continues in Streiker: The Killdeer, and concludes with Streiker's Morning Sun. Fletcher Streiker makes his next appearance in His Strange Ways, the sequel to Padre.