An idea to make big money for a few days of work might seem suspect to some people. It is more suspect when the idea comes from James Lessor. Eugene "Skip" Moore is used to getting pulled into his best friend's money-making schemes, but working as a food vendor for an old-fashioned tent revival brings back uncomfortable memories involving the possibility of murder. Of course, after the young men are up to their ears in double-dealing, more unexplained deaths and hungry revival-goers, they realize that all is not as it seems in Preston Cashdollar's ministry, nor in his family of full-time workers.

Although not the first book featuring James and Skip, STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF makes quick work of the exposition in an easy, unforced manner. Readers will have no confusion about characters or plot points, and they may be eager to pick up STUFF TO DIE FOR, Bruns' previous work about the duo. Fast- paced and funny, this mystery is more about how friends can talk each other into difficult situations than it is about solving a mystery.