Vincent Rubio is an LA PI down on his luck: out of work, car repossessed, partner dead under mysterious circumstances, and his tail just won't stay put. Vince is a Velociraptor dinosaur. Dinos faked extinction, blend in latex costumes, detect each other with strong sense of smell. Vince has odor like smooth Cuban cigar. Two-bit case of arson at a hip dino nightclub lures him back to NYC - where his partner died, and a dangerous nexus of dinosaur and human mingle. Will Vincent solve the mystery of his partner's death? Will a gorgeous blond chanteuse discover his true identity, jeopardizing both their lives? Will Vincent be able to conquer his dangerous addiction to basil, or will he wind up in Herba-holics Anonymous? Will he find true love, or resort to crumpled issues of Stegolicious?

Narrator Vincent Rubio is a cold-blooded LA PI - a velociraptor. Louise, ex-wife of partner Ernie, smells delicious. To rescue Louise's younger brother Rupert from a dangerous dino cult going back to "casual" naked undress, the detectives masquerade as members. Leader Circe is a stunning beauty with a dizzying scent. What secrets lie on the Hawaiian island retreat?

Vincent, raptor dinosaur PI, narrates job for LA mob boss Frank Tallarico, tailing rival. Vince needs cash for debts, follows target to Miami with pal Glenda. Hadrosaur mob boss is Jack Dugan, Vince's long-ago pal, now in wheelchair. Vince lost fiancée then too, Noreen Dugan, to mixup. Can Vince be double agent with double loyalties when Dugan camp has a spy?