In Tattooed Man, retired FBI Agent James Stone uses his unique talents in criminal profiling and tattoo analysis to track down a serial murderer known as "Devil Man." Along the way, the true reason for the murders is uncovered and linked to a Georgian criminal enterprise operating from Tbilisi, Georgia, and which is involved in fomenting an international coup in the former U.S.S.R. .

Many colorful characters are encountered along the way, including a stark contrast between FBI Agents and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Detectives. James Whitmer, through his unique perspective of 26 years...

This compilation of short stories, exposing the police subculture, dream interpretation and symbolism, will take the reader on a journey into the psychological underpinnings of the human mind. The primordial battle between good and evil continues on a day-to-day basis in the lives of those who are exposed to the various scenarios presented by the author. Sometimes what one imagines is not always what is reality. We all are, at various moments in our lives, on the edge of the abyss, wondering if there is a way out.

In the curious realm known as the Wasteland, positioned precariously between heaven and hell, the pendulum of good and evil oftentimes swings in unforeseen and unanticipated directions. It is in this oddity of mankind's own making that choices, with respect to choosing good over evil or vice versa, hold center stage. For there is surely unremitting evil in the world, but the real question remaining is whether or not there is the requisite quantity of good to overwhelm it. Contained herein are accounts from the Wasteland that address this simple conundrum.