One Perfect Shot, Steven F. Havill
One Perfect Shot, Steven F. Havill
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One Perfect Shot
A Posadas County Mystery

Author: Steven F. Havill

Narrator: Ray Porter

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2012

Synopsis

When a county employee is found shot to death in sundrenched daylight while sitting in his county road grader, Undersheriff Bill Gastner is faced with puzzling questions. The simplest explanationthat an errant bullet from a careless target shooters rifle blew out Larry Zipolis brainsis soon discarded as inconsistencies surface. The fatal bullet shows no rifling marks, and investigation shows that the shooter walked directly toward the road grader, in full view of the victimwho did nothing to defend himself. In addition to the demands of the investigation, Gastner learns that Sheriff Eduardo Salcido has hired a new deputy without discussing the matter with his undersheriff and that the new hire is destined to be the first female roadpatrol deputy in the history of Posadas County. Thus begins Gastners relationship with Estelle Reyes, whose shrewd observations shed important light on a crime that reveals all kinds of skeletons lurking in Posadas County closets.

About Steven F. Havill

Steven F. Havill is the author of more than twenty novels set in the American West. He taught in secondary schools for twenty-five years and since then earned an associate of applied science degree in gunsmithing. He lives with his wife, Kathleen, in New Mexico.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on January 25, 2013

The latest offering from New Mexico author Steve Havill is a prequel to his long running Posadas County series. Here new Posadas County Sheriff's Department recruit Estelle Reyes is shown the ropes by Under Sheriff Bill Gastner, helping him investigate a case involving a road grater operator killed......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on April 25, 2021

One Perfect Shot is a Prequel to the Bill Gastner Mystery series by Steven F. Havill. One morning Undersheriff Bill Gastner call to the case of the murder of a county employee. At first, Undersheriff Bill Gastner belied that the employee rand shooting. However, that was not the case. During the inve......more

Goodreads review by Kathy KS on November 06, 2021

I enjoyed this beginning of a new series (for me!) and will continue reading the next volume. Set in a fictional New Mexico county near the Mexican border, this one taught me more about ammunition than I'll ever need, but it's definitely part of the plot. Characters were believable and it's easy to......more

Goodreads review by Joe on June 09, 2012

I missed Undersheriff Bill Gastner, and this book was the perfect antidote! As with all of the Posadas County mysteries, Havill has written a novel that reads wells and perfectly captures the life of a small town; if anything, One Perfect Shot provides more details of the residents and their town th......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on April 13, 2020

An intriguing mystery puzzle. An improbable murder with lots of interesting characters. I like that the crime was solved by using realistic skills, no feats of incredible physical ability or super sleuth intuition. I am intrigued enough by the unresolved side mystery of the Orosco that I might look......more

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