The Taking of the Hike

<p>When Lyle Speckman wakes alone in a strange woman’s bedroom wearing only his boxer shorts his keen powers of deduction and observation lead him down a path to discover the truth about women in general and this woman in particular.</p><p>Amid a delicious cocktail of characters which include a mischievous Irish dry cleaner a Bohemian Deb a purveyor of neon tombstones a local pub owner/bookmaker a missing grade school teacher and various politicos Lyle finds these truths elusive.</p><p>He is mystified. It’s only two things.</p>