Ten to the 405 - Softcover

Andrade, Kevin R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509262172 ISBN 13: 9781509262175

Publisher: Wild Rose Press, 2025

Synopsis

When disgraced investigative journalist Jake Hansen accepts a missing person case in Los Angeles, he uncovers a conspiracy linking organized crime, political corruption, and a powerful family determined to keep its secrets buried.
 
Seven years after an investigation destroyed his career, his marriage, and his reputation, Jake Hansen is barely keeping his life together. 
 
He spends his days running a struggling dive bar with retired NYPD detective Pete Mills and reformed ex-con Lamar Wagner, taking the occasional private investigation to stay afloat. When a powerful casino executive hires them to find his missing daughter, Jake sees more than another case. He sees a chance to reclaim the life he lost.
 
The search leads deep into a world of gambling debts, dangerous loyalties, and long-buried secrets where every answer uncovers another layer of deception. 
 
As the stakes rise, Jake must rely on the investigative instincts that once made him one of the city's most respected journalists, even if finding the truth means risking everything he's managed to rebuild.
 
Blending the sharp dialogue of a classic detective novel with the pace of a modern thriller, Ten to the 405 is driven by unforgettable characters, hard-earned redemption, and the unlikely friendships that hold Jake Hansen's team together when everything else falls apart.
 
Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven mysteries, flawed investigators, layered conspiracies, and fast-moving crime fiction with emotional depth. Fans of Michael Connelly, James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, and Raymond Chandler will feel right at home with Jake Hansen.

About this title

About the Author

Kevin R. Andrade writes crime fiction for readers who enjoy more than just solving the mystery.
His Jake Hansen novels combine layered investigations with sharp dialogue, dry humor, and the kind of flawed, believable characters who feel like people you'd actually know. Every case has its twists, but it's the friendships, unlikely partnerships, and hard-earned loyalty between the characters that give the series its heart.
 
Whether Jake Hansen is chasing a missing person or exposing a larger conspiracy, Kevin's stories are driven by one simple belief: the best mysteries aren't just about discovering the truth. They're about discovering what people will risk to protect it.

From the Back Cover

Jake Hansen used to know how to chase a story.

Before the scandal. Before the divorce. Before the drinking, the gambling, and the dive bar that became both refuge and reminder.

Now a missing woman has pulled him back into the kind of work that once made him dangerous: asking the wrong questions in the wrong rooms, following the money, and refusing to look away when powerful people start getting nervous.

With retired NYPD detective Pete Mills and former ex-con Lamar Wagner at his side, Jake follows a trail through back rooms, casino money, old loyalties, and the parts of Los Angeles most people never see.

What begins as a missing person case becomes something harder to walk away from.

Because Jake may be a wreck. But he still knows when someone is hiding the truth.

From the Inside Flap

Most people think rock bottom looks dramatic. It doesn't. Most days it looks like stale coffee, unpaid tabs, and waking up on a bar stool wondering whether the headache came from the whiskey or the decisions that got you there.

Seven years ago I was an investigative reporter with a future. These days I own half a dive bar, chase missing people for a living, and somehow keep finding trouble before it finds me.

The funny thing about hitting bottom is that people stop expecting much from you.

Sometimes that's exactly what makes you dangerous.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wild Rose Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509262172
• ISBN 13: 9781509262175
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 386