With a new minted degree in journalism, Lacy Stevens thrived covering television news in 1970s San Francisco. Until a heady office romance collided with management. Demoted, the romance unraveling, her life got complicated fast...then, unexpectedly, deadly.
Charlie Foxhawk Carter, private investigator, is hired by a local television station to mitigate any fallout from the murder of Lacy Stevens, one of their field producer/reporters.
Breaking important news stories, uncovering and reporting the facts, journalism, Charlie quickly discovers is just a means to an end. The television news business, undergoing major upheavals just as the Bay Area and the Nation are, is only interested in the bottom line, beating the competition and protecting their image. And the welfare of employees is secondary to the wellbeing of the television station and its ownership.
Uncomfortable with his client's agenda, his sympathies lie with Lacy Stevens, the murder victim, Charlie changes course. With the help of like-minded individuals, he seeks justice and restored dignity for Lacy Stevens.
Will this quest also allow Charlie to understand a thing or two about being Dead Alive?