Rick White is a UHD alum and an author and he'll be returning to UHD May 9 for a book signing.

White will be available in the UHD Bookstore to sign copies of his crime series,"The Charon Unit" from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. May 9. Stop by, get your own copy of his books, the first and second of a trilogy, and have it signed by the author!

The books tell the story of a hybrid criminal street gang that commits a mass murder in Houston and the governments' solution to this threat , which is to be known as The Charon Unit.

White is an expert on gangs and has been a presenter at the Texas Gang Investigators Association conference for several years.