Edward J Herdrich

The Depths Edward J Herdrich

Samantha "Sam" Rose Johnson is a tough, cynical, but law-school educated, Licensed Private Detective. From growing up biracial on Chicago's tough south side in the seventies, to a tour with the United States Army Military Police Corps and completing law school, Sam knows how to investigate using skills from the the street and the legal. When encountering thugs of any stripe who ask her who she thinks she is, she replies with a sardonic grin, "straight up bitch... comma optional." Sam is hired to find a young man who has broken off all contact with family and friends suddenly. Shocked and disturbed by what she discovers, Sam heads to Tequila Teqilia, a mixture of rage and depression consuming her. This is the last short story before the novel begins.