The world is falling apart at every turn as New York PI Giacomo Berg and
missing-persons expert Bonita "B.C." Boyd search desperately for old
friend Peter Proust before he disappears from the face of the earth. Set
in the months prior to the arrival of the last Millennium, Peter Proust
is working intently to disappear into the landscape in Texas. Berg is
joined by Texas-born friend Boyd, whose job is to document disappeared
persons in Latin America and assist those political refugees who appear
at her door.Their search leads deep into the vulnerable underbelly of
America where they encounter a cult hidden in the East Texas woods run
by a messianic rock star, a survivalist waiting for the bomb, and people
dodging falling space debris. All are trying to protect themselves in a
world gone haywire. Berg and Boyd are pulled into this quicksand when
they are recruited to assist a suburban Houston community being poisoned
by local chemical plants. The tortuous course of their quest is mirrored
by the meandering course of the relationship between Berg and Boyd as
they navigate the swamps, deserts, and mountains of the Southwest,
working desperately to rescue Peter Proust before he vanishes
completely.
