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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 Mexicos northern mountains. Hes escaping meddlesome medical providers who wish hed 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. Gastners curiosity is piqued - but hes on vacation. Then four more deaths follow and the still-to-be-reckoned-with lawman steps in to stop the rash of murders....About the Author: Steven F. Havill lives with his wife of 40 years, Kathleen, in Raton, New Mexico. He is the author of 21 novels set in the American west, taught secondary schools for 25 years, and recently earned an AAS degree in gunsmithing. Go figure.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Poisoned Pen Press
