Detective Gilbert Bass searches for the identity of a homeless man found dead in an archeological dig site. Dinosaur fossils unearthed in the city? Mrs. Wicker and her adult children wanted the bones, two partners in real estate wanted the land, and a local activist wanted to keep his girlfriend.

Stephen Randorf grew up in the Midwest region of the U.S. His education includes history and creative writing.

The Detective Bass Mystery novels and novellas specifically center around Detective Gilbert Bass, a middle-aged, desk-prone police detective who solves the low-profile cases of an urban city.