Minus One: The Drew Smith Series - Softcover

Holland, Norwood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983165637 ISBN 13: 9780983165637

Publisher: Windmill Books Ltd., 2018

Synopsis

In this prequel to the Drew Smith Series Norwood Holland takes us back to the beginning when Drew Smith launches his legal career. Before the ink is dry on his license Smith finds himself at the center of a murder mystery. The recent law school graduate works as a hotel concierge and befriends two bellmen Medhat and Julio. This eclectic trio form a solid fraternal friendship put to the test when Medhat is kidnapped after running up a drug tab he can't pay. Rescued by his crew he then becomes the prime suspect in a string of murders. Driven by their romantic entanglements the attorney is captivated with a pretty Latina whose father objects to her dating a Black man. Julio and his Filipina love find themselves expecting, and Medhat’s passion for blondes gets him snared in a femme fatale's net. Minus One captures Drew Smith's evolution from youthful indiscretion to a professional burdened with seriousness of purpose.

About this title

About the Author:

Norwood Holland is a freelance writer, lawyer and a graduate of the Howard University School of Law with a bachelor's degree in English from Fisk University where he studied under the renowned Harlem Renaissance author Arna Bontemps. Holland favors D.C.'s local color in his fiction and currently writes the blog editorialindependence.com devoted to promoting independent authors among other things. He has served in several government agencies including the National Labor Relations Board and a number of Washington's top national law firms. His recent freelance credits include The Writer Magazine, the Examiner, and Black Literature Magazine. More information on The Drew Smith Series is available at his web site NorwoodHolland.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Windmill Books Ltd.
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0983165637
• ISBN 13: 9780983165637
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328