Stray Dogs, the debut book by Richard John Parfitt, is a novella about three high school dropouts who sell remainder dictionaries for a living until they become mixed up with a seemingly supernatural knife, The Devil's Children motorcycle gang, murder, love, teen pregnancy, and a roadtrip to save their lives. In this hardboiled, noir style, coming of age story, John (maybe William) Turner, Millboy, and the girl "with the boy's name" Frankie, discover themselves and each other on a journey that will haunt them forever.