Publication Date: July 30, 2025
Seven years ago, award-winning journalist Jake Hansen released an unsanctioned drug cartel story on the Internet, destroying his career, marriage and life.
Now, he finds himself drowning in booze, women and gambling. He runs a dive bar with his best friends, Pete Mills, a retired NYPD detective, and Lamar Wagner, an ex-con. They also take on the occasional private eye case.
When a big shot from the Casinos Commission hires Jake and his pals to find his missing daughter, a simple job quickly gets complicated, leading them into the depths of the underworld Jake once investigated. Jake and his team have one goal—find the girl and bring her to safety.
The stakes keep climbing, but Jake’s determined to win this time and reclaim some of the life he lost.
Jake Hansen’s life takes a dangerous turn while investigating a missing woman.
Author Kevin R. Andrade delivers an action-packed adventure in Ten to the 405. Stuck in a downward spiral, Jake can’t refuse to take a case along with his two partners.
As a morally gray character, Jake is a study of contrasts. His background as an investigative journalist reflects a man who knows how to find information. While a poor choice in the past cost him everything, using his private investigation skills offers a chance at redemption.
However, he and his partners aren’t the only ones on the woman’s trail. Pete, Lamar, and Jake provide plenty of entertainment with their antics, but they are good at what they do.
Ten to the 405 offers a fast-paced thriller packed with intriguing characters.
Kevin R. Andrade has spent his life telling stories—whether scribbled on bar napkins or shaped by the pulse of cities like Los Angeles, New York, Boston, and Mexico City. A Mexican American raised in Ohio, Andrade earned his degrees in English and Political Science from Bowling Green State University and built a career at the crossroads of journalism, political speechwriting, and travel writing. After years of screenwriting near-misses, TEN TO THE 405 marks his long-awaited debut into fiction.
