The Rangers have had their first small taste of victory, but will it last? As Jake and Norm continue their investigation and Barbara prepares to lead a team to Valley Point, will forces inside the Rangers tear them apart? Maxine Down is book 5 in the series about a nearly forgotten government agency on a colonial world located at the edge of human space. With gangsters, occupying military troops, and their own government against them, can the Rangers survive an adventure that may very well shape the future of the human race?