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NO GOOD DEED is a true story of jealousy, rage, steroids, voodoo, strippers, and murder. The charred remains
of 38-year old nice guy David Stevens are found in his incinerated Chrysler convertible December 23,
1998 in upscale La Jolla, California, with two bullet holes in his head.
San Diego Homicide detectives work
every angle imaginable but get nowhere. Leads are uncovered, but dissolve. Stevens’s family in Nebraska
hires a private investigator who slings mud at the police in whatever publication will listen to him.
Then, in
November 2001, Ny Nourn supplies police with enough information to solve the case. Knowing who killed
someone, and proving it in court are distinct entities. Two people stand trial for this sex-charged homicide. One defendant proves especially difficult as he
attempts to contract for the execution of the other defendant’s attorney after the preliminary hearing. The defendant
believed the attorney was trying to put most of the blame on him.
With the execution thwarted, new attorneys take over. The difficult defendant fires his attorney and
represents himself.
"California Virgin"
Excerpts from NO GOOD DEED
 One message on the victim’s answering machine was especially troubling to the detectives: “Dave, it’s Mom. Just give us a call when you get a chance…” Even for people who work with the worst aspects of life, and death, this call was unsettling.
David Stevens, a newcomer to the area from Nebraska, didn’t have a steady girlfriend, and referred to himself as a “California virgin.”
David Stevens’s father was polite and thoughtful during his encounter with the detective sergeant on Christmas Eve. Sergeant Martin would later long for the polite man he met that night. Certain things would change that relationship.
Private Investigator John Stevens (no relation) said, “David’s and my enemy list would run from Oregon to San Diego and probably back. People get even, now, more than they did before… To me, his death smells of assassination and cover-up.”
NO GOOD DEED, is a true crime story set in San Diego. It took three years to solve and has many twists and turns on the road to conviction. The book is scheduled for release by Berkley True Crime Books on May 3, 2006.
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