d chance to Bobby Shaftoe. But then--could a false accusation lead to a prison term? A scandal lead to loss of job, loss of career, loss of self-respect, and loss of a man's one true love?

An innocent man, Shaftoe fights a one-man battle to achieve justice. He is indeed a reluctant detective. A stranger in the middle of a hostile work environment, pursuing love, he is also pursuing a diabolical villain who keeps raising the stakes. A high school sport is the vehicle. The pre-game clock is ticking down. Players are warming up. Officials, and emotional students and townsfolk are gathering. The cards are stacked against Shaftoe, The carnage is about to take place.

High School Noir illustrates how a shrewd and unethical leader can corrupt the values of a town, and how difficult it can be for a harassed innocent man with personal demons to reverse all that. A sphinx-like mysterious psychotherapist complicates the picture.

Blackmail threatens Shaftoe with loss of job, loss of career, loss of self-respect, prison term, and loss of his one true love.

This isn't your father's high school. Or maybe it was?