Tour of Intrigue

A covert government agency intends to stop their former accountant, Richardson, from testifying against them, but they don't know his location. They do know that an artist, Chris, is going to paint Richardson's portrait before the trial. Chris is supposed to be contacted during a singles tour of the mountain region where Richardson is hiding out, and the meeting will be arranged. Double agent CJ, codenamed Chameleon, is given the assignment to impersonate Chris in order to get to Richardson. Then he is to impersonate Richardson at the trial and give false testimony that will exonerate the covert agency. Iceman, Chameleon's evil partner, wants to kill everyone who interferes with the plan. Sandman, Chameleon's other partner, is supposed to guard Chris while CJ is impersonating him. Chris, ignorant of the plot against him, meets Millicent and falls in love with her. He enjoys the mountain tour, and has a lot of fun at the western town where costumed actors have shoot-outs, bank robberies, and rob stagecoaches. Martin, the tour guide for the Back-To-Basics Singles Tour, is responsible for the safety of his 7 tourists, some of which are not on the tour just for fun. He overhears Chameleon and Iceman talking about their plans at the waterfall, and learns that Chris has been kidnapped. Can Martin rescue Chris? Which side is CJ really on? Will Richardson get to testify or do the bad guys win? Read the 35,000 word novella and find out.