Where in the world is Mark Reddox? And why doesn't anyone else seem to care? Mitch Nevin's unassuming life in a comfortable Canadian suburb is upturned when communication with his long-time best friend, now living in Japan, suddenly ceases. Looking for a chance to escape his mid-life ennui, Nevin decides to unravel the mystery of Mark Reddox's disappearance by placing himself in foreign cultures and precarious settings that he has never before experienced. Nevin's search takes him to Japan and the Philippines, where he discovers more about Reddox, and himself, than he ever wanted to know.