Foreword
Women have made great strides in American society. They are working in occupations that only a few years ago were considered the province of men only.
In "The Captive Lady Cop" author Andrew O'Christopher examines one woman's struggle in a masculine profession. The problem, as O'Christopher aptly describes, is the fact that women, no matter how masculine their profession might be, are, when all is said and done, still women with all the desires that any woman has.
This book is set on the seamy streets of St. Louis. O'Christopher takes the reader on a guided tour of a segment of American society that few people ever get to see: the pimps, prostitutes, hired killers, to mention a few. He knows the world well and speaks with the authority and knowledge that only a person who has actually been there can bring to work.
In 'The Captive Lady Cop" O'Christopher examines the problems that a stunningly beautiful woman, Officer Laura Davis, comes up against when she is given the responsibility of cleaning up the most sinful part of the city. Laura learns some important lessons about herself and her own sexuality in the exciting climax to this book. It is a climax that previewing critics have termed "powerfully erotic", a land-mark of sexual literature" and "the best police novel since Wambaugh's "Blue Knight."
We, the publishers, feel that, especially in light of the current effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, "The Captive Lady Cop" should be required reading. Only through works such as this can the public become aware of the major ways our society is changing and how women are trying to adapt.
However, as Officer Laura Davis discovers in this book, even if a woman wears a gun, she is still a woman-and always will be.