A harmless porch pirate case leads Max and Ellis to stumble upon the murder of a cutthroat sports agent.
When Ellis, a loner detective relegated to the marine unit, collides with Max, a clever con artist, the City's Commissioner forces the two unlikely opposites to become partners neither of them wants.
When small town heartthrob butcher turns up murdered in a wolf sanctuary, Max and Ellis sniff out lies buried deep beneath the quaint veneer of wine country.
When the leads of THE most popular vampire show on TV become the target of a stalker, Max and Ellis enter the world of showbiz where the behind-the-scenes drama is even wilder than what's on screen.
The suspicious murder of a celebrity therapist sends Max and Ellis digging into the surprising (and often uncomfortable) world of self-help, forcing them to dig up their own issues along the way.