The Ragman's Memory

It begins with an abandoned bird's nest; a nest made of hair -- human hair. Who is the victim? And what was the cause of death? A trail of grisly clues leads Lt. Joe Gunther to discover the identity in question: a teenage girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Then comes a rash of strange mysteries. Sudden disappearance. Unexplained death. Ghastly murder. Searching for the truth takes Joe from Brattleboro's lowlife to its wealthiest citizens and into a maelstrom of corporate greed, personal betrayal, blackmail, and homicide. But the key to it all lies shuttered in the mind of a shell-shocked World War II vet who lives in the past. Gunther must find a way to unlock the ragman's memory...before murder strikes again.