Havill Steven F. - Perfect Opportunity - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Octogenarian former sheriff Bill Gastner and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes - Guzman investigate a puzzling double murder in this twisty page - turning instalment in the critically acclaimed Posadas County mystery series" If you haven't yet discovered these wonderful mysteries you are in for a treat!" Anne Hillerman New York Times bestselling author The morning after his eighty - seventh birthday bash former Posadas County sheriff Bill Gastner drives past a couple of vehicles stopped on the highway shoulder. It's not an unusual sight: a sheriff's patrol unit emergency lights ablaze pulled in behind a pickup truck. The female deputy hasn't radioed for backup. But there's something about the scene that makes him feel uneasy. The next day Undersheriff Estelle Reyes - Guzman is called to a rather more dramatic and disturbing roadside scene with the same truck the star of the show. But this time its occupant is in no fit state to talk - his dead body stabbed through the chest with a Ka - Bar a second corpse in the ditch beside the car. What happened to the two men? And what were the dead man and the deputy discussing in the quiet of pre - dawn the previous day? The truth is more twisty and complex than even Estelle and her long - standing friend and former colleague Bill are ready for and it will take all their combined years of experience to untangle the sorry tale and ensure justice is served. Fans of CJ Box Anne Hillerman and Terry Shames will love this thrilling small - town Western mystery set in New Mexico as will readers who love strong female protagonists and retired sleuthing heroes.
Title: Perfect Opportunity
Author(s): Havill Steven F.
Publisher: Canongate Books
Barcode: 9781448314577
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 11/26/2024
Series: A Posadas County Mystery
Category: Crime & Mystery