Bobby Kendrick has idolized reclusive author Dr. Parley Taylor since he was a teenager. The only problem is, Dr. Taylor has disappeared. Bobby finally finds Dr. Taylor in a tiny basement apartment in Kansas City, and the first thing he learns about his idol is that Parley Taylor doesn't want to talk to anybody. Especially his fans.  But Bobby wants to show Taylor that the world is waiting for him, and he is not going to give up on his Nowhere Man.