The Unraveling

For young Samantha Rich the two years she'd spent as a plainclothes detective had proven to be very dull. Her career as a uniformed policewoman had been just as drab. Santa Barbara Texas: Seldom did anything spectacular happen there.</p>Then someone started shooting bad guys! This wasn't simply a matter of some nut-type vigilante running around loose. This assassin was using an overwhelming variety of firearms to wreak havoc.</p>When Samantha-and her grizzled mentor Lt. Leland Cornelius-decide that Edward Brittby who owned the largest pawnshop in town seemed to have a much too large selection of guns they break in to the hockshop in the middle of the night. Cornelius gets shot-and is rushed to the hospital. Samantha-along with Cornelius-is fired from the force.</p>The pair had found-before being interrupted by a gunman whom Samantha kills-paperwork; indicating that Brittby is involved in a national money-laundering scheme and child pornography. In addition there's damning evidence that the city's administration-from the mayor on down-is corrupt. Samantha comes face to face with five killers-one of whom she strangles with her bra. Death By Brassiere!</p>Eventually the Governor Texas Rangers FBI and IRS get involved.