Ren Foster claims Detroit as his birthplace. The claims that people make, of course, can sometimes be affected by considerations of perception more than by considerations of fact. ...view moreRen Foster claims Detroit as his birthplace. The claims that people make, of course, can sometimes be affected by considerations of perception more than by considerations of fact. That is important because it was facts that drove Ren Foster to record some of the experiences of his work as a car salesman and a private investigator. These experiences come alive in Cold Call. It is not exactly a record, but a first novel. And, while it is essentially factual, some of the persons and places have been adjusted to conform to necessities. Nothing surprising in that. Not now living in Detroit, Foster is living in what he calls temporary quarters. “That’s the nature of life,” Foster says. “None of us in this world are owners. We are all renters.”view less