Books 1, 3, 5 & 7, missing 2,4,6. Trace AKA Devlin tracy. He operates out of Las Vegas as a very private investigator. The giant insurance company that employees him is willing to overlook his drinking, his gambling and his womanizing for one reason. No matter how dirty and dangerous the job he gets it done. Chase now has part-time hooker girlfriend is off on and out of town trip. His alimony bills are piling up, in his assignment is to find out if an idealistic doctor is dedicated to killing his patients rather than curing him. Trace what he is about to discover is that ordinary people often have the most perverse secrets, that one unsolved death can mean open season for someone aspiring to become a career beneficiary and that unless he comes up with some answers fast someone might put a permanent into him in his investigation in this dirty game of dollars and death.