Nobody Knows His Name

A body found by hunters on a ranch in Kendall County has no hands and no obvious means of identification. A Las Vegas gambling token and some botanical residue found in the victim’s pants cuffs are the only clues, and they are of little immediate use. Other problems combine to hinder the sheriff’s investigation: charges of sexual harassment, prostitutes at truck stops, a libelous newspaper editorial, attempted murder. But with the aid of Chief Deputy Archie Crane, the FBI, the INS, and other acquaintances and associates, Valdez works to uncover the mystery. Filled with deceptions and dangers, actions and adventure, lust and greed, ignorance and devotion to reason â€" all leavened by the wit of Valdez â€" Nobody Knows His Name is a story about thriftless ambition, about what happens when greed overpowers virtue.