Baca

When a sultry redhead lays five thousand dollars on Baca's desk and asks the struggling actor and part-time private investigator to find her missing lover, A-list actor Bob Landman, it's a done deal. Baca fills in his friend, Hondo Wells, and they hit the streets for an easy case. A tense confrontation with a dangerous former Soviet Spetsnaz officer named Karl Rakes lets them know that it might not be all that easy. They find help from an unlikely source: Landman's personal assistant, a nervous, flighty, elfin-sized transgender named Mickey Haile. The three follow several odd clues as the trail becomes more perilous. Baca realizes Landman isn't missing, he's hiding because someone wants him dead. As they continue their search, a famous Russian Painter is murdered in Landman's Malibu home shortly before they arrive to question him, and Baca spots cryptic clues in an unfinished painting that points to Landman, undocumented aliens, Indian caves, and golden artifacts. The information gets them closer to Landman and deeper into trouble. The redhead fires them from the case, Hondo is wounded, and time is running out for Bob Landman. If Ronny doesn't find him fast, today will be the actor's final curtain call.


Genre: Mystery