Friction Shifting

Drake Simo visits Pedro State Universitys art museum to see a painting by Joni Mitchell. The theft of Latina professor Constance Siennas digital print, Las Amigas and the Gringo Racist Devils, while Drake is in the buildingand a disproportionate reward for its recoveryensnares him in a rambling, raucous investigation.
Insipid ports of callthe hallowed halls of Pedro State, a decrepit trailer park, a labor line for undocumented workerstransport Drake closer to the crimes murky explanation. Incestuous attachments and false prophets encircle this mysterys musky womb of unholy alliances.
Substitute teacher and ex-bicycle racer Drake Simo, distractible and non-violent, is not your average shamus. He lives in the quirky college community of Skyview and solves crimes in an attempt to gain some degree of insightand earn money.