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The Shanty Berry Tree centers on the Iran-Contra Affair and the United Statesa war on drugs. The nationas plight becomes evident in Macon, Georgia, when two city detectives stop a truck driven by smugglers. After the truck explodes, leaving several officers dead, the case gets the attention of the FBI. The FBI sends in Dedric Colman. Could this be the work of the killer Colman has trailed for years? With so much drug money floating around can anyone be trusted? MPD has learned that one of the smugglers is a juvenile from Macon. This juvenile, and the boy that ran away with him, may be their only hope in uncovering the truth. The only problem is one is dying on a wet roof, and the other one is still in the hands of the smugglers and loving every minute of it.