Charles Puccia

Detour Man Charles Puccia

PI Vinnie Briggs has a new client. Muscles from a fourth-dimension, yet a puny self-image. Timid but capable of crushing a person. Linked to bodies in the morgue.

Vinnie knows bodybuilder Gunter Hoffman developed his enormous size to keep at bay nightmares of his childhood nemesis, a menacing homeless guy with PTSD known as Detour Man. He's afraid of people, and lonely.



A random encounter with international terrorists puts Gunter on a path of mass murder. Vinnie, with co-investigator Rita Light, must prove Gunter's innocence using illegal methods, lying, and sex. Their actions risks innocent lives.



To win, Gunter must conquer his fear. Can he forget a regret while condemned to remember heartbreak?

Vinnie and Rita must save Gunter from becoming the Detour Man.