The Poison Sky — John Shannon

Jack Liffey is at the end of his rope when he's hired to find a teen. The cruel streets of Los Angeles are no place for naïve, young Jimmy Mardesich, and his mother wants him home. But it turns out that Jimmy is far from living on the streets....

He's living in Paradise.

At least, that's what his new friends are saying. They've shown the true path to inner peace -- and they'll fight to keep him. But then their paths all cross with the real doom merchants. It's a sinister secret that Jack alone must uncover -- a secret with the potential to wipe out much of the city....