A YELLOW CHECKED COAT Book Description By E.C. Murray A YELLOW CHECKED COAT is the story of a young man who reunites two estranged lovers to help him comb homeless camps in search of his mother. This upmarket novel is a work of women’s fiction with two male points of view. With hopes for a film career in Hollywood, Rhys Olson settles in Los Angeles after high school. At twenty-three he flies home to Seattle to collect his derelict Dad’s ashes from prison where he is shocked to glimpse his adored mom. But, it can’t be true. She mysteriously vanished fifteen years ago. The detective he hired came up empty. Rhys now tries everything he can to try to find her. He enlists the help of his friend’s mom, Lorissa, a depressed empty nester who supported him during high school, her friend Meaghan, and Meaghan’s ex-lover Scott, whom she despises. He cheated on Meaghan years ago. They comb the internet, talk to old neighbors visit the police, and scour the streets of Seattle. Wondering if Rhys made a mistake, they even check morgues. Then, persuaded by Rhys, Meaghan reluctantly joins Scott in homeless encampments where people say they have seen Rhys’ mom. When Rhys is about to give up, he receives the text he’s only dreamed of—an offer for his first chance in the film industry. Now he must choose—should he stay in Seattle, so close to locating his beloved mother, or return to L.A. for the dream job which will prove, if only to himself, that he is better than his worthless dad?