April 15, 2026
Review of…Ragged in the Rain by Brian Anderson

 Ragged in the Rain is book five in the Lyle Dahms mystery series. Dahms and his good friend Stephen Edgerton travel from Minneapolis to Seattle to find Edgerton’s sister who has vanished into a world of addiction and homelessness. Dahms and Edgerton also face eviction from their long-time Minneapolis boardinghouse as gentrification claims their neighborhood. Against the backdrop of the Public Market and other Seattle landmarks, Dahms navigates the heartbreak of displacement—both the threat of his own and the reality of the homeless people Edgerton encounters while volunteering at a local food kitchen. As Dahms and Edgerton's friendship is pushed to a breaking point, Dahms discovers that the search for the missing woman is only the beginning of a much more dangerous puzzle. This outstanding novel balances social themes with more than one mystery, making it a must-read addition to an already stellar series. 

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