As a prequel to Stepping Away From Paradise, The Elusive Marcy Baker chronicles Marcy's flee from the authorities in Seattle, ultimately leading her to Chicago. As her cultic movement, "Setting the New Course," grows in size and scope both in the public and poltical arenas, so does suspicion involving her in a woman's death in Seattle. With the authorities continually one step behind, Marcy Baker gains notoriety as the "Spiritual Healer of the Modern Day." The book also chronicles the backgrounds of Don Reynolds, Jim Cooper, Jensen and Worthington (popular characters in Stepping Away From Paradise), detailing the events that led to their screwed up lives.