Spike — Edward L. Beardshear

A dead but buxom blonde with a bad past and a railroad spike head decoration leads Jack Sheet down the primrose path to personal hell and a couple of near death experiences. Along the way he and Fatback Banion connive to spike the ambitions of corrupt movers and shakers who want to bilk an entire state and whose strings are pulled by a sick, slick, deadly and surprise puppet master.