Fired from his job in San Francisco, Nick Oliver retreats to a cabin in the old growth Redwoods to ponder his future. His solitude is soon interrupted a stranger, Erin Archer. She tells Nick that before her father's recent suspicious death, he made cryptic references to Nick and his employer. While Nick has no idea who Dan Archer is, what else can he do but agree to help Erin investigate what her father meant and if it tied in with his death.
Their sleuthing plunges them into the midst of a high finance conspiracy as they race against a deadline to prevent a high-stakes scam and solve a murder.
While working on the set of a Hollywood horror movie, a simulated murder turns into a real homocide. Special effects artist Harri Lewis (aka Agent Proteus) steps in to try to solve the murder
Six straight men in the cast plus free Tex-Mex food? My friend Lida Rose sure knew how to persuade me. I signed on the dotted line and dusted off my dance shoes. I knew Bad Business on the Brazos would have them rolling in the aisles and standing up