In Jupiter's Shadow chronicles Gerard’s investigative efforts to crack the case – to figure out how to be attracted to girls. As the investigation ensues, he builds a hidden detective agency on the second floor of the family barn, a place to dodge his father's alcoholic mood swings and listen to his favorite show, The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. During the search, he finds companionship with his oldest brother (who suffers from hydrocephalus and memory problems) while his angst remains as tightly hidden as the stack of pornography he pilfers from his father's grocery store.
Mentorship from a Jesuit priest (an actor with a Hollywood past) and the shock of a close friend's unexpected death ultimately propel Greg to a point where he must reverse his escape path – and solve the conflict between the shadow of "should be" and the light of self-awareness.
