Red, Green, or Murder

Description

Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is counting a small herd of cattle and thinking about an upcoming lunch with an old friend. But when a horse spooks, Bill finds himself ferrying a broken cowpuncher out to meet an ambulance. Meanwhile, too impatient for Bill to finish up out at the ranch, his friend George Payton decided to eat lunch on his own. A couple of bites later, he collapsed-dead of an apparent heart attack. But something isn't right. It may well have been a heart attack, but something triggered it. Then the herd of cattle Bill had just counted is found wandering down a county highway. But there's no sign of cowpuncher Pat Gabaldon or his boss' $40,000 truck and livestock trailer. Forced into two tangled investigations, Bill faces one of the most complex cases in his 35-year career. Steven F. Havill lives and writes in Raton, New Mexico. Red, Green, or Murder is the newest novel in his Posadas County Mystery Series.

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.

"Havill shows us yet again how random bad decisions spur unnecessary tragedy. As always, a fine mix of village drama and carefully rendered police work." - Booklist "Another highly entertaining entry that shows those unruly New Mexicans doing what they do best. Long may they stay homicidal." - Kirkus Reviews "Havill's characters have a depth and a clarity that's refined with every new book in the series. It's a pleasure to see them operate not merely as lawmen or suspects or witnesses but as members of a community where flaws and quirks are understood and accepted." - Publishers Weekly