Sundog by Jim Harrison
I still get phone calls for my brother-in-law Kyler. We started a construction business together but it never went far. And then Kyler died. I found this copy of Sundog in his office. I gave it to him years ago but I'm not sure he ever read it. One of the characters is a construction/civil engineering gypsy. I think it is a great novel but has never gotten much critical love. Sometimes I think I like the wrong books.