Mary Jo Melendez is back. The protagonist of Muddlin’ Through takes a permanent security job in the Silicon Valley after bouncing across the U.S. through temp jobs. Her future isn’t all bright, though, as she discovers she has a stalker. Moreover, two teams of agents, U.S. and Russian, are in hot pursuit. She hires a PI for surveillance and protection who becomes a new love interest. The two match wits against her pursuers. Will this ex-USN Master-at-Arms survive this time?

This is the second novel in the Mary Jo Melendez mystery series. Besides the themes of romance, stalking, and government conspiracy, autism is treated--an autistic boy becomes an important part of this woman's life. She's still the Nikita-like protagonist of the first novel, but the reader will have fun watching her grow into her new life and relate to the men and women in it.