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

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. 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.

External links

Martin J. Smith website
2001 American novels American crime novels Novels set in Pittsburgh {{2000s-crime-novel-stub