Against a backdrop of Las Vegas in the 1970s, when the Mob was still in power, Looking For a Waterhole portrays four women, following their destinies in a town that was infamous for losers and addictions. From Native American stripper, Wanda Moon, to her Mob-connected boyfriend, Sol Wolfe, the adventures and suspense revolve around them as well as the other women in the novel: showgirl, Suzanne Cane, waitress, Violet Kandinsky and Ruby Songer, a topless dancer.