Our protagonist is Michael Barnes, an orange-grower from Florida who is about to fly out of New York City on Christmas Eve after a meeting with his advertising agency when he gets hustled by a gorgeous woman and her fake police detective accomplice in an airport bar. His drivers license, credit cards, and money now gone, he goes downtown to report the crime to the police, getting his rental car stolen along the way. From there, he ends up on the lam accused of murder, running hither and thither meeting all sorts of strange people and ending up in all sorts of strange situations as he tries to figure out just what the hell is going on. (from http://violentworldofparker.com/?p=4008)