The Yard Dog — Sheldon Russell

RAILROADED INTO MURDER…

Nothing surprises Oklahoma railroad detective Hook Runyon anymore. Having lost his arm, fiancée, and once-promising future, he's pretty much seen the worst life can bring. Until his friend Spark Dugan is "accidentally" run over by a train -- and too many details refuse to add up. Why is there no blood on the scene? How could so many on-the-spot witnesses see nothing at all? And why would a harmless coal salvager have army goods from a nearby prisoner-of-war camp?

Most people in this Depression-racked town are far more concerned about German prisoners escaping than they are about Spark's fate. But Hook's instincts and unerring knowledge of the yards soon uncover more than one sinister connection. Now revealing the truth and saving innocent lives means going up against ruthless enemies determined to stop him at any cost….