| Bitter Recoil Contributor(s): Havill, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 189020840X ISBN-13: 9781890208400 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 Annotation: Aging Posadas County Undersheriff Bill Gastner has weathered his quadruple bypass and is taking a rare vacation up in the state's northern mountains. He's escaping meddlesome medical providers who wish he'd reform, but his heart is in staging a reunion with his former detective Estelle Reyes who is working in San Estevan County. Arriving a day early at the Steamboat Rock Campground, his camping plans are interrupted by sirens. Suddenly, Gastner, Reyes, and her new husband, a doctor, reunite, not over dinner, but over the body of a pregnant young woman. As first the detectives assume she was a hit-and-run victim. Then the the medical exam reveals she was instead thrown from a moving vehicle after a rape attempt. Gastner's curiosity is piqued -- but he's on vacation. Then four more deaths follow and the still-to-be-reckoned-with lawman steps in to stop the rash of murders.... The authentic flavor of southern New Mexico combines with strong detective work and irresistible characters to produce a second winner for Bill Gastner after Heartshot. Look for further reprints from Poisoned Pen Press, including Twice Buried. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00102457 |
| Series: Posadas County Mysteries (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.39" W x 8.57" (0.61 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Havill delivers an evocative tale of hard lives on the edge of society. His portly detective is a genuine low-key pleasure. --Publishers Weekly Aging Posadas County Undersheriff Bill Gastner has weathered his quadruple bypass and is taking a rare vacation up in New Mexico's northern mountains. He's escaping meddlesome medical providers who wish he'd reform, but he is staging a reunion with his former detective Estelle Reyes who is working in San Estevan County. Arriving a day early at the Steamboat Rock Campground, his camping plans are interrupted by sirens. Suddenly, Gastner, Reyes, and her new doctor husband reunite over the body of a pregnant young woman. At first the detectives assume she was a hit-and-run victim. Then the medical exam reveals she was instead thrown from a moving vehicle after a rape attempt. Gastner's curiosity is piqued - but he's on vacation. Then four more deaths follow and the still-to-be-reckoned-with lawman steps in to stop the rash of murders.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Havill, Steven: - Steven F. Havill lives with his wife of more than forty years, Kathleen, in New Mexico. He is the author of more than twenty novels, taught secondary schools for 25 years, and recently earned an AAS degree in gunsmithing. |