Portland, Oregon, is about as far from his home turf as New York PI Lenny Schneider can get. Talk about culture shock: the air is fresh and clean, the rain unending, the drivers are (mostly) polite and slow, bagels are fat and fluffy, and everybody’s friendly (sort of).

Lenny came to town in search of a baseball hero’s missing daughter, and mooched a bed at an old buddy’s place. Next thing he knows, he’s involved in controversy, intrigue, and murder. Walter, a radio show host with a talent for getting under people’s skins, needs Lenny’s help in discovering who’s trying to frame him.

Trouble is, Lenny starts wondering who’s really his friend, who’s really telling him the truth, and who’s really out to get him, too.