"A Shot of Brandi" is the the first installment in the Philadelphia Crime Series. The story introduces the Organized Crime Task Force, a group of Philly's finest crime solvers who persue high profile cases. However in this first story, they are saddled with two cases at the same time. The first involves Rick Grosse, a low level and likeable crime figure who provides hsi customers with everything from women to sports events to illegal materials, trying to stay under the radar. At the same time, two apparent mob hits grip the city of Philadelphia who have had their fair share of such violence in its history. Stephen Davis leads a group of crime fighters in his quest to solve these two cases, but not every clue and circumstance are what they appear to be. Expect the unexpected, especially during the ending, and enjoy this fast pacwed page turner.