The Private Investigator : Booklocker.com : 9781591136569 : 1591136563 : 30 Oct 2018 : The Private Investigator is a story about courage, persistence, and international intrigue; it's a thriller that opens in the nation's capital after the firm, Hutchison and Satterfield International Investigations (HSII) relocates to D.C. from Philadelphia. The main character, Allan J. Williams, who prefers to be called A.J., is smart, industrious, and passionate about his work. A.J. not only has to deal with his boss's quirky personality, but also has to interact with the likes of Phil Jacoby, a talented federal government contractor, who is arrogant and rash. Raymond Lee, a wily North Korean operative who portrays himself to Jacoby as a South Korean businessman, successfully recruits Jacoby and gets the government contractor to commit espionage against America. When Jacoby realizes he is headed for trouble for passing highly sensitive government information to Lee, Jacoby attempts to cover his t