John Smith has a problem. He's a retired cop whose pension just got wiped out, and he doesn't know why or how. Now he needs to find a roommate to help pay the bills.Sam has a problem. He's a six-foot-tall talking cockroach and he doesn't know who created him, or why, or how. Now he needs a place to live.Thrown together as roommates and amateur detectives, Mr. Smith and the Roach realize their problems might be related.But those problems are far more complicated than they imagined, and before all is said and done, they'll run afoul of a Russian gangster, an imprisoned Mafia don, a crooked Wall Street banker, a mad scientist and, maybe worst of all, Mr. Smith's baby sister.Can they get to the bottom of an unbelievable plot before someone exterminates the Roach – and Mr. Smith – for good? J.J. (James) DiBenedetto was born in Yonkers, New York. He attended Case Western Reserve university, where as his classmates can attest, he was a complete nerd. Very little has changed since then.He currently lives in Arlington, Virginia with his beautiful wife and their cat (who has thoroughly trained them both). When he's not writing, James works in the direct marketing field, enjoys the opera, photography and the New York Giants, among other interests.The "Dreams" series is James' first published work.
