Convenient Disposal

A Posadas County Mystery

Steven F. Havill

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English

Poisoned Pen Press
29 February 2012

Crime & Mystery; Classic crime

Series: Posadas County Mysteries

Sheriff Estelle is called to teenager Carmen Acosta's home. When she arrives, Carmen's father, Freddie, is in police custody and an unconscious Carmen is on the way to the hospital ""beat to a pulp."" There has been a fight over a boy, but it is hard to believe that the also young Deena is responsible. Estelle has many other suspects to choose from, since the Acosta family holds the record for the number of domestic violence calls the police have received. The question is, which of the other four children or two parents is responsible? Or is it someone else entirely?

Havill draws his readers into the life of this small border county in New Mexico. Estelle is not only an undersheriff, she is the mother of two delightful little boys, the wife of a warm and likeable surgeon, Mexican-American like herself, and the daughter of a wise old woman whose life has been spent south of the border. But the threats from Havill's fans would have been dire if he had dispensed with Billl Gastner, the dearly loved former sheriff. Bill may officially be retired, but he's quick to give Estelle the value of his experience when she needs it, and proud to have been chosen by the Guzman boys to be their surrogate abuelo--grandfather.

By: Steven F. Havill
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Reprint
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781590586648
ISBN 10: 1590586646
Series: Posadas County Mysteries
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 29 February 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven F. Havill lives with his wife of 40 years, Kathleen, in Rat n, New Mexico. He is the author of 21 novels set in the American west, taught secondary schools for 25 years, and recently earned an AAS degree in gunsmithing.

Reviews for Convenient Disposal: A Posadas County Mystery

<p> Homophobia, politics and perilous teenage rivalries make for an absorbing smalltown procedural, Havill's 12th novel in his Posadas County series. - Publishers Weekly on Convenient Disposal Literate, lively, and sharply observed as ever. Mystery fans who haven't yet made the trip to Posadas County, consider yourselves deprived. - Kirkus Reviews on Convenient Disposal The personal lives of Estelle and her comrades are as vivid as their professional ones....Havill has created an absorbing and entertaining universe. - Publishers Weekly on Discount for Death