Mark is a young Man graduating university; the reader gets to follow along on his search for employment. Carol has been his girlfriend since primary school and they have a very happy life together. John, his father, is a widower but has fallen in love with a wonderful woman named Denise. Mark misses his mother but likes Denise and enjoys seeing his father happy. You get to meet and keep company with Mark's friends, and see his life change as he grows older. He helps his friend, Diane, work with a homicide detective and solve a murder. Mark wonders if he has feelings for Diane; his perfect life starts to break down. Though not willing to argue with Carol, he waits for a better time for the two of them to work things out. Mark has always been able to relate well with those his senior at the university and in the work force. He is a level-headed young man, and shows he is well able to get on top of those personal problems that plague us all. He will have to use all his skills in problem solving when faced with the troubles that arise from living away from home and some unexpected happenings at his new job.