Synopsis
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. Gastly 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.
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Review
Tantalizing even the most minor characters ring true Gunther is a bloodhound of unusual depth and insight The Ragman's Memory is highly logical and oddly moving.
"Los Angeles Times "
Fascinating The Joe Gunther novels are among the best mysteries being written today.
"Booklist "(starred review)"
About the Author
Archer Mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the " Chicago Tribune " describes as the best police procedurals being written in America. He is a past winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored. In 2011, Mayor s 22nd Joe Gunther novel, TAG MAN, earned a place on " The New York Times " bestseller list for hardback fiction.
Before turning his hand to fiction, Mayor wrote history books, the most notable of which, " Southern Timberman: The Legacy of William Buchanan, " concerned the lumber and oil business in Louisiana from the 1870s to the 1970s. This book was published in 1988 and very well received; it was republished as a trade paperback in 2009.
Archer Mayor is a death investigator for Vermont s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, a detective for the Windham County Sheriff s Office, the publisher of his own backlist, a travel writer for AAA, and he travels the Northeast giving speeches and conducting workshops. He has 25 years of experience as a volunteer firefighter/EMT. Mayor was brought up in the US, Canada and France and had been employed as a scholarly editor, a researcher for TIME-LIFE Books, a political advance-man, a theater photographer, a newspaper writer/editor, a lab technician for " Paris-Match Magazine " in Paris, France, and a medical illustrator. In addition to writing novels and occasional articles, Mayor gives talks and workshops all around the country, including the Bread Loaf Young Writers conference in Middlebury, Vermont, and the Colby College seminar on forensic sciences in Waterville, Maine.
Mayor s critically-acclaimed series of police novels feature Lt. Joe Gunther of the Brattleboro, Vermont, police department. The books, which have been appearing about once a year since 1988, have been published in five languages (if you count British), and routinely gather high praise from such sources as "The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, " and others, often appearing on their ten best yearly lists.
Whereas many writers base their books only on interviews and scholarly research, Mayor s novels are based on actual experience in the field. The result adds a depth, detail and veracity to his characters and their tribulations that has led "The New York Times" to call him the boss man on procedures ."
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