Sally Justice is a magnet for trouble-not trouble that gets you detention, but trouble that gets you killed. With friends Melody and Jenna, she learns Jenna's boyfriend, Wes, was murdered outside Coast Watch, a group protecting seabirds and their old-growth habitat along the Oregon coast. Police detective Ferretti question Jenna. Sally knows him through her father, Randy, an insurance investigator. Dad runs Justice Investigations out of offices below their flat in the Vic, the sprawling theater complex Randy inherited and manages. Sam seems to dismisses Wes's shooting as random violence against Coast Watch, but later, a clue leads Sally to loggers in Waldport.

Picky, Short-tempered, Impatient, Smart, Observer, And a lot of other words could be used to describe Phoenix Rivera. But the word "secret agent" would be one of them totally surprises her. Unravelling secrets not just about others but about herself too was a 360° turning point of her life.... Sneekpeek of a distant chapter: ___ I gasped as I scanned the lines on the paper again. I still could not believe what I was reading let alone imagine it to be true. I always had the feeling that something like this existed but I never completely believed it. I looked up at the person infront of me and involuntary tears started rolling off my cheeks. "Don't worry Phoenix. It's fine" He said. Sitting next to me on the bed. "Y-you knew?" I stuttered weakly. As I said. I knew this. But actually confirming it to be true was just too overwhelming. "I always had the feeling" He said, pulling me into a hug.___