The Man Who Remembered Too Much

About the Book

The brutal attack by an unknown assailant on the assistant manager of a supermarket leaves the victim in a coma. This is the second violent crime in this small community within a month. There appears to be no obvious motive for the attacks. The police task force assigned to solve the mysteries is conducted by Constance Mathis a lieutenant in the Loveland Ohio Police Department. Mathis is assigned the case of the attempted murder of Clayton Westfield along with the murder of an elderly man named Bill Hamilton. Lieutenant Mathis, in the course of her investigation, falls in love with the victim. Her romantic inclinations are thwarted when she is removed from her investigation by the FBI. The FBI realizes one of the deaths being investigated on is a man secretly hiding out in the community for the last ten years who was in the witness protection program.

About the Author

Roland Vincent Boike was born October 28, 1930 at his family home in Madeira, Ohio. He is the son of Dr. Stephen Boike and Ludvica Rensi Boike and is one of seven children. During the Korean War, Roland served in 134th and the 147th Field Artillery as Chief of Section of a 105 Howitzers Battalion. Roland attended Western Kentucky State University, Ohio State Department of Agriculture, and the University of Cincinnati Department of Applied Arts. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend Lincoln College of Chiropractic where he graduated in 1962 with a Degree in Chiropractic. Roland practiced Chiropractic in Loveland, Ohio for thirty- five years and was a Staff Physician at Jewish Hospital in Kenwood, Ohio. He served as Team Physician for Loveland High School, Western Brown High School and Wilmington College Girls Soccer Team. Roland served as Mayor and Vice Mayor in Loveland, Ohio, a community of over 10,500 residents. Roland was a founder and Director of The Community National Bank, Loveland, Ohio and Chairman of the Loveland 1976 Centennial Celebration, which produced a live outdoor spectacular, “The History of Loveland.” Roland was a founder, past president and member of the Board of Trustees of The Loveland Chamber of Commerce. He designed the Valentine postage meter stamp and the Logo “There Is Nothing In The World So Sweet As Love.” He was recognized with an award from The National Safety Council for saving the lives of three children in a submerged automobile at Lake Isabella in May 1964. Roland was honored by the City of Loveland, Ohio for dedicated service to the community with a commemorative marker In the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Roland is a Kentucky Colonel and has received numerous awards for civic achievements.