BAD PLANNING is the first of a series of mystery novels set in Asher, a small town in central Texas. City planner Chris Jensson is trying to preserve the natural landscape on some property near the Asher airport. A local real estate broker, his shady Houston lawyer, and Chris' boss are intent on rezoning the land for industrial development. When a young man dies in an early morning hit-and-run, insurance investigator Kyle Decker and police Detective Ernie Zepeda begin to unravel a criminal conspiracy with far reaching implications. Chris Jensson, who is Kyle's gay lover, may lose more than his career when the violence escalates.