Straw Men (novel)

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Straw Men
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AuthorMartin J. Smith
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  USA
Language English
Genre Novel
Publisher Berkeley Publishing Group
Publication date
2001
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages321
ISBN 0-515-12950-X
OCLC 45761674
Preceded by Shadow Image  

Straw Men is a crime novel by the American writer Martin J. Smith (born 1956) set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It tells the story of a madman known as the Scarecrow, who has served in prison eight years convicted of a vicious attack that left a rookie policewoman near death and unable to remember her past. When DNA evidence surfaces that frees him, Teresa Harnett must face the possibility that her flawed memory put the wrong man behind bars. Only Harnett's nemesis, psychologist Jim Christensen, can help to solve the case.

Sources

Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2006. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000132047.


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