CEA’s Jack Diamond Schuster is an intelligent doctor of forensics. He has years of experience with problem-solving, especially with crime scene investigations. He doesn’t like the district attorney’s offices' way of doing things. Diamond feels that it should be the police that solve the crimes. The district attorney’s staff judges the crimes too soon. Schuster has a close partner who he appreciates very much. Rachel Machiavelli is usually right by his side. These two hard working detectives dive head first into the crime scene investigtions. Each crime is unique. Jack is sure that there is more than meets the eye in each investigation. Jack is suspicious all the time. Diamond's spiritual love life is tantalizing. Diamond smokes cherry cigars so often, the reader can actually smell the aroma of the cloudy smoke.