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     As suggested by the author, the book will bear a warning that it "contains raw language and slang references to anatomical parts of the body some readers may find objectionable."  The author defends the innovative caption as "informative to a prospective reader and a heads-up to any reader that may be offended by its gritty and sexy contents."

     The story begins with the "secret war" in Laos, the CIA's drug trafficking to finance "black ops" while there, and the hero's attempt to stop it.  The lone survivor of an attack by enemy soldiers on an intelligence-gathering site, Frank Evans believes a preternatural force possessed him.  Marked for assassination because he knows too much, the hero goes on a rampage to avenge the killing of his wife, culminating with a cliffhanger ending.

     Mr. Simmons graduated from Chico High School in 1962, and shortly thereafter enlisted in the Air Force, where he was assigned to Top Secret military intelligence.  A Vietnam veteran, he was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf clusters, and the prestigious Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service during intelligence operations in Southeast Asia in 1966.

     After his honorable discharge from military service, Mr. Simmons attended Butte Jr. College and began a fifteen-year law enforcement career that started with the Chico Police Department, and ended as a Sergeant with the Sacramento county Sheriff's Department.  A Police officer rights activist, he was a seminal influence during the unionization of the deputy sheriffs and often butted heads with then-Sheriff Duane Lowe.  During that tumultuous period of time, he authored a controversial column in "The Deputy," the official newspaper of the 700-member Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs Association.  While in law enforcement, Mr. Simmons also was a member of the Army National Guard in the Military Police.  He attended the FBI S.W.A.T. academy and helped form a National Guard military police special response team.

     A graduate of CSU, Sacramento, with a B.A. in Criminal Justice, he also obtained a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.  He graduated from Lincoln University Law School in Sacramento and opened his law practice in 1984.  A court-certified expert in law enforcement procedures, he also served five years as a pro tem judge in the greater Sacramento area.

     According to the author's spokesperson, "Mr. Simmons' vast experience was instrumental in turning out a first-rate action-packed novel." 

     Mr. Simmons is hard at work on his second novel, Margarita Sirens.