Bodo Hagen has returned to Las Vegas to bury the remains of his murdered brother. Though they hadn't been close lately, his younger brother didn't deserve to die this way. When Hagen learns that his brother, just recently returned from Europe after leaving the French Foreign Legion, was trying to fence an ancient relic before being killed, the situation becomes even worse. While tracking down the supposedly stolen object, Hagen encounters more than the usual suspects. Then more bodies turn up dead, and the race is on to locate the relic -- and uncover the murderer.

Roy Chaney makes a spectacular debut with this intricate and intense crime thriller. Detailed with gritty characterization and a fast-moving plot, THE RAGGED END OF NOWHERE is top-rate.