McClure weaves an intriguing mystery while bringing the Santa Cruz Mountains to life.  The story centers on Jack Bryce, an honest and hardworking family man who is a contracted Project Manager.  In Ups & Downs, Bryce is hired to rebuild a theater in an amusement park, which was destroyed by a tragic roller coaster crash. As Bryce works to rebuild the theater in time for the Park’s seasonal opening, he is drawn into the mysterious circumstances of the roller coaster crash where eighteen innocent souls tragically lost their lives without ever knowing why.