Sam Johnson is computer expert who used to work for the U.S. government. Because of some mistakes he has made in his life, he has lost both his government security clearances and his job. He spends time on the computer going into various chat sites for hackers on the internet and finds their hacking techniques "lame" and the bragging hilarious. There he meets Yung Gunz who he doesn't yet know is a detective in Philadelphia. When she gets the permission from her lieutenant, Jake Stalb, he volunteers to help her and her team to trace a computer hacker who is scrambling the signals for the ankle monitors worn by parolees.
     Sam is not a character I created from scratch like all of the other characters throughout the Detetcive Jake Series. He is a character created by my good friend, Scott Meade, for his novel, Twisted Christians. As a way to thank Scott for all of his help with the computer related material in Second Chances, Sam appears in the story as a way to, hopefully, get people interested in Scott's work.
     Although Sam Johnson seems to be the kind of guy people would avoid, his words and actions in this novel reflect his characteristics prior to the timeline set in Scott's book. If you would like to learn more about how a man's life can be changed when he spends time in prison, read Twisted Christians by Scott Meade.
 

     Thank you again Scott for all of your assistance. Without your help, the people who read my book would know just how computer illiterate I really am.