{"product_id":"heartshot-a-posadas-county-mystery-9781890208295","title":"Heartshot: A Posadas County Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst book in the Posadas County Mystery Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a series of crimes disrupts the tranquil community in Posadas County, New Mexico, a group of small-town cops will have to fight for their lives to keep the county safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosadas County, New Mexico, has very few mean streets and no city-slick cop shop. But it has an earnest, elected County Sheriff and his aging Undersheriff--William C. Gastner. Pushing sixty, widower Bill has no other life than in law enforcement--and doesn't want one, even if he's being nudged gently toward retirement. Then big time trouble strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA car full of teens, running from a stop by Deputy Torrez, goes air-borne into a rocky outcrop, killing all five kids and revealing a package of cocaine under the seat. Has someone brought big-time crime to the small town?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill is now dealing with grieving parents--one of whom starts packing a gun. Then a second explosion of violence fells an undercover cop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder pressure, local law enforcement pulls together to make a formidable team. Its weak spot may be Bill whose mind is too tough to crumble but whose body, long mistreated, gradually succumbs to stress. Ignoring all advice--and sense--he pilots the case to a final dramatic, midair confrontation where the fate of the killer--and the cop--will be decided....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book in Steven F. Havill's Posadas County Mysteries finds aging Undersheriff Bill Gastner struggling against a rising tide of violent crime. Will the burned-out cop be able to handle the heat?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheck out the beginning of the iconic Posadas County Mystery Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of C.J. Box and Michael McGarrity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor readers who enjoy police procedurals and Southwest desert mysteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781890208295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.43w x 0.46d","brand":"Steven Havill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112151482549,"sku":"9781890208295","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a9dfb9b3-bde6-4b24-a9df-fc8a3e41102a.jpg?v=1693929780","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heartshot-a-posadas-county-mystery-9781890208295","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}