Welcome to the world of investigative street reporting. Washington, D.C., power capital of the world, is also home to bums, killers, cops who bend the rules, F.B.I. agents who dole out leaks to reporters like so many dimes to the poor, and layers of lies and misinformation. Dave Haggard thought it was the worst idea he had ever had for a story. He was living in a homeless shelter, sickened by the smells, and feeling sorry for himself when a scuffle in the stairwell and a scream brought him into a terrifying hunt for the serial killer of priests. A sick, sadistic murderer was using a butterfly...

Haggard is back This time he's chasing a story of assassination, greed, and an out of control hired killer.A federal judge is shot down outside the courthouse in Washington. A member of Congress is being investigated for skimming Oak Ridge cleanup money. A professional assassin, a former army sniper, is on the loose. Brass Knuckles takes you inside the world of investigative reporting in Washington, where journalists and their sources feed off each other. Dave Haggard, ace reporter for Now News, is again in the center of a dangerous search for the truth about murder, millions of dollars...

A militant terrorist's plot to turn out the lights in the Nation's Capital has Dave Haggard chasing a story that turns into a horrendous nightmare as fanatical terrorists turn on each other in a diabolical scheme to make 9/11 look like child's play. Detonator takes readers inside the F.B.I. and the C.I.A. as attempts to foil the plot fall apart again and again. Dave Haggard and his inside sources find themselves within seconds of incomprehensible disaster of epic magnitude.