Shane McCarthy, a San Francisco chimney sweep, finds himself torn between two worlds when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a young friend who may have ties to groups of would-be-millionaires coming to power at the height of the dot-com frenzy. Reprint.
Several different stories going on here that came precariously together in the end, but the real reason I kept reading was the main character, Shane-a chimney sweep who is obsessed with playing basketball even after being badly injured several times. Shane is struggling to maintain a relationship with a mostly absentee wife and also looking for a young basketball player from the projects who disappeared without explanation.