Shade and Angie investigate Tex, a charming man with amnesia who may be linked to an expensive art heist.

Shade and Angie think they're uncovering a simple case of infidelity when they're swept onto the high seas aboard a pirate-themed cruise ship where costumes, treasure, and eye patches are just a cover for a more insidious scheme.

Angie's long-time nemesis Norm Glinski fakes his own death, and hires her and Shade to investigate.

A former athlete teams up with a fierce P.I. to form an investigative powerhouse.

A concerned husband lands at the Everett and Shade agency fearing that his wife is no longer his wife; Shade and Angie follow the woman and amass a series of clues that lead them to suspect she's involved in many things.

When a young writer close to fame and fortune is threatened and then a famous guest drops dead, Shade, Angie and Tex find themselves following a trail of clues that lead them into a world of jealousy, desperation and greed.