It's three a.m. and Arthur Conan Edwards (Ace) is in the arms of Morpheus when the phone utters its grating sounds. Johnny Nichols of Grand Saline, TX is being blackmailed because of he strayed from the connubial bed. Ace accepts the case and he and his cats, Sweeper and Striker, are soon immersed in the shady dealings of Jade and Hugo, the blackmailers. He meets Mrs. Loticia Adams, Johnny's mother-in-law, the formidable matriarch of Grand Saline who informs Ace in no uncertain terms that she does not believe him qualified to handle the situation. He also meets Johnny's son who believes...

This is the story of a town, a county, and the South. Following the US Supreme Court ruling on Brown versus Board of Education in 1954, change across the South was inevitable. That change would impact everyone in its path, black and white. This story chronicles the attitudes of the citizens of one small town in eastern North Carolina in 1955-1956 as the civil rights movement gained momentum. Some fought for the status quo while others saw the need for transformation, a need for people to live up to the Founding Fathers' words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created...

Tom Jeffries, South Florida PI, rescues thirteen-year-old Samantha Renee Williams from two thugs who are threatening to introduce her to womanhood the hard way. However, rescue is only the beginning because she refuses to tell him where and whom she is running from. After arranging for her to stay with a friend, Tom launches an investigation to discover her background. A Mother who isn't and a crime boss who is complicate matters as Tom uncovers a chamber of horrors not seen since the Spanish Inquisition. Only his quick wits and the belated help of the police can keep him alive and place...