Lost in the chaos of Venice Beach, among the homegrown freaks and weirdos, the tourists and life's forgotten people, one runaway is just another face in the crowd--and this is just how Shane likes it. Torn between the home he left behind and lure of the ocean he ran to, something has tied his fates to the beach, and he is not the only one.She is a famous mystery: the Venice Skater Chick. Shane has loved her since his first night on the beach. Others are watching her, too--and at least one wants her dead.A mystery unfolds between the famed boardwalk, a dusty record store, a cramped apartment and a hidden cave. Under the gathering storms, Shane makes a desperate attempt to protect the girl he loves, and the life waiting for him on the other side.