Alpha Male: A Tale of the Battle of Commerce

Jack Kendrick is fired from his job as sales manager for a high-power commercial real estate agency because he will not compromise his ethics and agree to an illegal sale. He lands on his feet and is hired by another firm. One of the agents working under him is a rapacious and ambitious woman named Liz Peterson. She has no ethics and will stop at nothing to close a deal. She exploits the ambitions of a young trainee, forces him to have sex with a client, which drives him to suicide. Jack Kendrick, investigating the young man's death, uncovers the illegal aspects of Liz's dealing, and a showdown tests the morals and the strengths of all concerned.

Sam Foster has worked in industrial real estate in Greater Los Angeles for over twenty years. He managed the largest office CB Richard Ellis, Inc., the largest commercial real estate services firm in the world. He currently leads the Southern California industrial practice for Jones Lang LaSalle. His writings have appeared in Orange Coast magazine and the G.W. Review as well as in numerous professional journals.