The Ragman's Memory

A small girl brings Joe Gunther a bird’s nest—made partially of human

hair. In the search to put a body, and an identity, to the hair’s owner,

Joe comes upon an unexplained death, a grisly murder, and a sudden

disappearance. All seem to be entangled in a puzzling web of municipal

corruption, blackmail, and industrial espionage. A shell-shocked World

War II vet nicknamed “The Ragman” may hold the key to it all, if Joe can

get him to talk before the murderer strikes again.