When Dr. Dick Meyer, a 55-year-old counselor and author turned amateur criminal psychologist, becomes involved in an unusual murder case with a disturbing lack of cadavers, the experience becomes unbearably personal. The victim is Mary Martinez, a personal friend and woman who seemed to have it all. She becomes angel number one in this crime novel, A Shortage of Bodies, set in Southern Arizona. A mysterious box containing ominous souvenirs of the crime is left in the front yard of Desert County"s Sheriff Jerry Morgan. Morgan quickly assembles an unlikely band of investigators including Dick Meyer and a newly immigrated, retired Scotland Yard detective, Ian MacLennan. They soon discover that Mary"s not the only woman gone missing and presumed murdered. The search is on in the beautiful but deadly Desert Southwest. A Shortage of Bodies is the first novel for Dr. McKay who has co-authored 14 books and parent/teacher education programs, including How You Feel Is Up To You; Body, Mind, and Spirit; Calming the Family Storm; and Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP), the world"s leading parent education program. He is a retired psychologist and a diplomate in Adlerian Psychology (North American Society of Adlerian Psychology -- NASAP). As an international educational and psychological consultant, Gary has conducted workshops in human relations, anger management, and parent/teacher study-group leader training.