THE FANTASY WORLD OF HOLLYWOOD WHERE FRIENDS AND LOYALTIES COME AND GO LIKE THE SHIFTING SANDS. EDDIE COLLINS" INVESTIGATION INTO THREATENING LETTERS BEING SENT TO HIS A-LIST DIRECTOR FRIEND MIKE FORD TURNS UP MURDER, RAPE, KIDNAPPING, REVENGE. Hollywood actor/private eye Eddie Collins is hired to find the source of cryptic, threatening letters being sent to his A-List friend Director Mike Ford. His investigation points to people involved in the filming of a movie Ford directed years ago called Red Desert. A rape was committed during that shoot, and Eddie begins to believe that the wrong person may have been convicted of the crime. Two deranged actors, seeking revenge, kidnap Ford"s daughter and hold her in a remote canyon. When wildfires threaten to engulf the entire region, the attempt to rescue her is jeopardized and Eddie"s long-time friendship with Mike Ford is tested, a friendship that was forged against the backdrop of Hollywood, where friends and loyalties come and go like...