Before She Dies

Steven Havill writes a wonderful series​​​​ about law enforcement in fictional Posadas County, New Mexico. Under-sheriff Bill Gastner is overweight, out of shape, loves Mexican food, and is one of those people you would just love to know. He's empathetic and kind, intelligent and tenacious and he kn......more

Well he is likeable. I mean what's not to like about a self effacing, ageing overweight Sheriff who wonders every day if he should be put out to pasture. Yep, you can see him looking like a corpulent Buddha sporting a flat-top hair cut with dusty brown uniform, clip down sun glasses and a big star o......more

Just glad there is more of Steven Havill mysteries left yo read.......more

It's every law enforcement agency's nightmare - someone's murered one of the deputies of the Posadas County Sheriff's Department in southwest New Mexico, and seriously wounded a reporter who was riding with the deputy. There's almost no evidence at the seen, and none which points to why the deputy h......more

After a couple of suboptimal efforts, Steven Havill has upped his game a bit in Before She Dies. The main improvement is that, instead of peppering his story with an excessive number of deaths, he opens this one with a single case, and stays with it to the end. The result is enhanced subtlety and co......more