It's mid-1980's and aimless Clay Trinian drifts into his uncle's confidential investigations office where he meets the mysterious Sylvie. He's quickly drawn into her quest for a long-lost love. The search takes Clay to the South Jersey shore town of Trident Beach where he's pulled into the orbit of the charismatic Bec who may or may not be the man Sylvie is after.
Always afraid of discovery as Sylvie's spy, Clay nevertheless becomes a member of Bec's circle as the shore town exerts an ever-increasing hold on him. Despite his obsessive feelings for Sylvie, Clay manages to find romance with local girl, Janny. His new life seems almost secure until Sylvie, driven by her obsession with Bec, shows up in Trident Beach. How can Clay deal with this collision of his worlds and what will be the fall-out for everyone concerned?
This is a novel about obsession, where an amateur detective takes a first job, leading him to find his true self. Dated in 1980s in South Jersey Shore, Clay Trinian