An unsolved mystery upends Si Reardon's sunny Florida plans to recover from the events of Fool's Run and reconnect with his daughter. Si's strange luck throws him into a bizarre sometimes zany maelstrom of Hollywood stars, sleazy producers grim practical jokers and a ghostly presence that won't let him rest.Gretta Carr disappeared years ago, just after a standout turn in a big-budget film. Now that film's fading stars and producers are back on Florida beaches for a lower-budget sequel to jump-start careers.Gretta's sister sees it as an opportunity perfect for Si's unconventional investigation style. Someone from Hollywood knows more than they're telling. A premium fee makes it too promising to pass up. It might just be enough to stake Si for a custody fight.Trouble on the film set soon draws Si into a security gig, and as the production's bedeviled by escalating mishaps and worse, Si's faced not just with unlocking secrets from the past but protecting troubled actors with dark secrets of their own. He'll again need the muscle of the bayou-dwelling McCluskys, the brains of gender-neutral hacker Jael and new allies too if he's going to come out the other side of a perfect storm of mayhem and wickedness.
