Gabriel Solomon returned as a decorated soldier from the Great War in 1918. He was branded a criminal in 1927. Sent out to find him, private detectives Johnny Quaid and Lois Granger must answer this question: why would a veteran hero lead a gang of ex-soldiers into the underworld? From a burning barge in Providence, a shootout in New York, and the deep forests of Vermont, their investigation will unearth bizarre clues, new enemies, and a shadow war...