Homage

British private eye Chris Shovelin answers a call for help from a friend on the other side of the world. Arriving in San Diego he discovers Jefferson, the friend in need, lying on the floor of his apartment with a hole in his head. Shovelin's instinct is to run, but Jefferson s client, the mega-rich China Heart, wants him to take over where Jefferson failed and find Jerry Lennox, her missing brother. From a dude ranch in the desert, to Los Angeles and San Francisco, the chase is on. But who is being hunted -- Shovelin or Lennox? Catastrophic plane crashes, extortion, drugs and murder all play their part in bringing about a tumultuous climax which makes any other thriller pale in comparison."