A Good Head On His Shoulders by Max Allan Collins

In Chicago, in the early thirties, gang wars are an everyday occurrence. Mobster Louie Carboni is used to such violence. But what can the hideous decapitation murders of seven college professors, courtesy of a maniac dubbed the Mangler, have to do with the mob? And what does the mobs personal doctor Dr. Stein have to do with the murdering Mangler? The answer lies in the Mangler himself a monster who once was a man as well as in the true identity of Dr. Stein, who has a very illustrious if infamous heritage. And by the end of this lightning-streaked, stormy night, gangster Carbonis status as head man in town will be brutally challenged.

Professor Armstrong David Darlow
Lillian Armstrong Ellie Weingardt
Louie Carboni JoBe Cerny
Lt. Grafton & Announcer Jim McCance
Vinnie Norm Woodel
Dr. Stein Jamie Baron
The Monster Danny Goldring