Complex sentence: His tenth book, "Whiskey Sour", was picked up by Hyperion in 2003 and was the first in a series featuring Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago Police Department.
Split into simpler sentences: His tenth book, "Whiskey Sour", was picked up by Hyperion in 2003. It was the first in a series featuring Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago Police Department.