The Searching

The protagonist, Matthew Z. Worth, a former peace officer, now works as an itinerant part time professor of criminal justice at several colleges located in the northern San Francisco Bay area. He also works as a private investigator, whenever the mood strikes him, the money is good, and the case is intriguing. In this second novel of the series, he takes a case searching for a missing husband. His ex-wife accompanies him on the search in the hope of a way of re-kindling their relationship. The case leads them to Nevăda, where one subject is assassinated and they soon find that they too are targets for assassination if Matt doesn’t comply with his stalker’s demands. In the middle of this dilemma, another woman enters the picture and Matt must resolve whether he and his ex-wife will reunite or dissolve their relationship. As always, Matt is aided in his investigation by the research and snooping of Hatfield P. Gowdy, Matt's life-long friend, mentor, and social commentator.