Leather Maiden, Joe R. Lansdale

Cason (rhymes with Jason) Statler recently came back from Iraq, and he's still having dreams about the whole thing. Somehow he manages to get a job on the paper in his hometown.

In between stalking his ex-girlfriend and making friends with a little girl in a tree, Cason finds an old mystery in the notes of his predecessor. In digging into the disappearance of a college girl, Cason finds out a lot of stuff he probably didn't want to know.. and the first revelation is about his older brother.

This book is terrific. I need a copy. So do you.