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.
Bodo Hagen thought his family had left Las Vegas for good.
He had joined the CIA and moved to Berlin, while his
younger brother had followed in their fatherβs footsteps
and joined the French Foreign Legion. For a while they had
seemed free from the criminal underworld upon which the
Vegas strip was built. But five days after his brother
returns from his tour of duty, his body is found on the
outskirts of the city. Word is that heβd returned from
Europe with a valuable β and possibly stolen β ancient
relic to sell. Now, Hagen has no choice but to come back
and track down that missing item β and with it, his
brotherβs killer.
A quick-moving, fast-talking mystery in the vein of
Elmore Leonard, the second Tony Hillerman
Prizewinner offers a look at Vegas from beyond the casino
floors.
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