V. Fine Used. Nypd Detective Charlie bird Parker Was Busy Boozing At Toms Oak Tavern While His Wife Susan And Young Daughter Jennifer Were Mutilated By A Killer Called The Traveling Man. Consumed By Guilt And Alcoholism, Charlie Soon Lost His Job And His Sanity. Several Months On, He Is Sober, And Ready To Get His Life Back In Order. Charlie Takes Up Private Investigating. One Of His First Cases Involves The Disappearance Of A Woman Called Catherine Demeter. At First This Puzzle Seems Unrelated To The Traveling Man, But Charlie Has A Gut Feeling That The Slayer Is Pulling The Strings"