P.I. Whistler dreams of a lost love who suddenly appears on the boulevard with her feet in the prints left by Myrna Loy. Her name is Faye. Fifteen years before, she's left Whistler for a hillbilly by the name of Inch Younger. But Younger was convicted in a notorious satanic murder case, leaving Faye pregnant and alone. She's found her own private skid row and dumped the child.
The pain of her betrayal haunts her. Listening, Whistler starts dreaming again, about lost love reclaimed, a boy found, perhaps a nice little house for them all. So he promises Faye he'll find her boy. Meanwhile, Inch has been paroled, seeking recompense - or even revenge.
Shot through with the American dream of instant fame and money, Campbell combines a gripping crime investigation with his own satanic vision of L.A.
