Revised Edition. Plugged Into The Abyss, a noir-mystery street adventure, is the discovery of a man’s true character, stripped of the street-sharp barriers of toughness he exploits to operate in the grime and sweat of Oakland’s underground of the near future.
Private investigator and bodyguard Richard Valentine is the next-door neighbor who plods off to work every morning. His attraction to the street life his profession immerses him in has ruined his marriage, and slammed a wedge of anger and bitterness between him and his police inspector father. The apparent plot confronts the treatment of women in our society through Valentine’s search for a missing heiress. A drug-dealing pimp who sells women to porn rings has kidnapped his client’s daughter. The revealed plot is Valentine’s exploration of his own primal instincts. Forced into taking a hard look at himself, he realizes he is straddling the line between street-thug and law abiding citizen. Richard Valentine takes a first step away from the harsh street mentality in which he grew up.