MEMORY SWINDLERS FIRST PRINTIN

Devlin's Crossing Police Chief Patrick Morgan wants nothing more than a quiet 1945 holiday season for his city, but it's not to be. A shell-shocked soldier comes to him to ask for help in finding the woman he married before shipping out, a woman who has never lived at the address he's been sending his pay, and his love. When an Ohio businessman comes looking for his son and new daughter-in-law at the same address, a chain of events involving murder and emotional and financial scams unfolds and engulfs families--including Morgan's, whose daughter and father become victims of the con artists. What starts as a simple desire to help a confused veteran turns into a personal vendetta for the chief, leading him to some of the less savory parts of the county and a conclusion that will haunt him long after the final arrest.