Herman Ingram is a man of many traits: cynical, sarcastic, dogged. He’s also a journalist who’s tired of telling the same story. The unbridled optimism of his youth is long gone, yet he still craves the opportunity to make a difference.

With help from his mentor, an unlikely friend, and various allies, Herman finds himself entangled in a series of dangerous investigations, often armed with nothing more than his acerbic wit.