Once a promising and incendiary student journalist, Hunter Hastings’ fortunes just reversed. He’s been kicked out of his Master’s program, run out of the city of Austin, Texas, and landed back in his home town, Druid City. Hunter has no choice to get back on top but do what he does best; dig up a fresh, scandalous local news story. But considering the town he’s snooping around is the one where he burnt every bridge behind him on the way to Austin, the task remains easier said than done.
Each volume covers one of Hunter's investigations as he climbs his way up the ant hill that is college town local journalism. Along the way he may have to deal with the consequences of why he was kicked out of Austin to begin with.
Once a promising and incendiary student journalist, Hunter Hastings’ fortunes just reversed. He’s been kicked out of his Master’s program, run out of the city of Austin, Texas, and landed back in his home town, Druid City. Hunter has no choice to get back on top but do what he does best; dig up a fresh, scandalous local news story. But considering the town he’s snooping around is the one where he burnt every bridge behind him on the way to Austin, the task remains easier said than done.
Each volume covers one of Hunter's investigations as he climbs his way up the ant hill that is college town local journalism. Along the way he may have to deal with the consequences of why he was kicked out of Austin to begin with.
Once a promising and incendiary student journalist, Hunter Hastings’ fortunes just reversed. He’s been kicked out of his Master’s program, run out of the city of Austin, Texas, and landed back in his home town, Druid City. Reduced to crashing on the couch of his younger brother’s dormitory lobby, Hunter has no choice to get back on top but do what he does best; dig up a fresh, scandalous local news story. But considering the town he’s snooping around is the one where he burnt every bridge behind him on the way to Austin, the task remains easier said than done.
But what other choice does he have in a world where over-education and under-employment add up to discontent?
Investigative journalist Hunter Hastings is stuck in a rut after his spectacular return to Druid City. A month has snoozed on by and Hunter’s mostly been writing up movie reviews inspired by his roommate’s cinematic ramblings to conjure some coin, and dating his naive admirer Mannie Sue. Twin calls to action come along to disturb the tranquility: a wildly successful college campus thief and a wildly persistent ex-girlfriend, Misa Saito. He might even have to get help from the last place he would deign to look, his contact Wyatt Jenkins at the police department.
Will Hunter identify the thief, meet his deadlines, cough up enough dough to pay for Chinese takeout with his college freshman ladyfriend, keep on the right side of the law, and avoid sleeping with Misa? Probably not!