The wrong place at the wrong time. That's where John Smith finds himself in Downtown LA one Sunday evening; next he's working with the LAPD, CIA and the FBI to track down an elusive group who are responsible for an ever-increasing number of murders in the city. On top of not knowing who they are, or how many, one of the group is talking.

John Smith is a man who solves problems, just don't try to stop him. As a favour to an old friend in the FBI John returns to West Texas. But there is now a whole new town and way of life that has sprung up since he was last there ten years previously. He soon finds out he is in the middle of some very rich men who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

John Smith is a man who solves problems, just don't try to stop him. He is in Las Vegas trying to track down a missing woman, which should be a simple job. But he soon discovers he is not welcome, and there are those who want to make sure he leaves the city fast, in one way or another.