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Mass Market Paperback Prolonged Exposure Book

ISBN: 0373279582

ISBN13: 9780373279586

Prolonged Exposure (Missing Mystery 36)

(Book #6 in the Bill Gastner Mystery Series)

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Savvy storytelling infused with a spicy Southwestern setting."Not only does Havill offer a melancholy reinterpretation of that grand western myth of the slow-talking, fast-thinking lawman, he also writes crisp, marvelously detailed police procedurals in which a mix of technical know-how and informed common sense gets things done."--BooklistBill Gastner is going crazy recuperating from heart surgery. Dreaming of green chili, he's rescued by a phone call from back home. The Undersheriff arrives in Posadas County only to learn that his own home has been burgled. Moreover, Gastner finds his cranky ancient neighbor Florencio Apodaca has borrowed a bit of land to bury his equally ancient wife--and the dead woman's stepson questions if she died a natural death. Meanwhile a young boy out camping has vanished from atop Cat Mesa. A stringent search convinces Bill, his treasured deputy Estelle Reyes-Guzman, and Sheriff Martin Holman that the boy has been spirited away.Poisoned Pen Press has republished the five earlier novels in Steven Havill's carefully, cleverly detailed police procedural series richly redolent of southern New Mexico. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

4 customer ratings | 3 reviews

Rated 5 stars
Another winner...

Steven Havill has crafted yet another winner in the Bill Gastner series. As usual, the descriptions of people and place are outstanding, and the plot twists and turns well. The only complaint (and its a small one!) is that the novel couldn't have been another 50-75 pages or so. Good job!

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Rated 5 stars
Prolonged Exposure is the best Gastner tale yet.

When an author entices an urbanite like me to want to visit a place where there's more dust than coffee choices, the book is a find. Havill has created a mystery series that keeps you turning pages and looking forward to the next book, with a protagonist whose profile we all stare at in the mirror, in some form or fashion. Prolonged Exposure is the most gripping tale yet, and Gastner ups the bar, once again. I've come to...

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Rated 4 stars
Good read

New Mexico Undersheriff Bill Gastner is recovering from major surgery in the Flint, Michigan home of his daughter and her family. Bill is starting to become bored with the daily routine. Though he loves his oldest daughter, her spouse, and his grandchildren, he cannot wait to get back to his home in Posedas County. His planned departure abruptly changes when his Chief of Detectives, Estelle Reyes-Guzman calls to tell him...

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