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Privileged to Kill

Steven F. Havill

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
30 June 2012
""Havill...quietly continues a project virtually unique in detective fiction- anchoring his tales of crime and punishment as closely as possible in the rhythms of small-town friends, routines, and calamities."" --Kirkus Reviews

Rolling stone Wesley Crocker seems a harmless enough free spirit when Posadas County Undersheriff Bill Gastner offers him a lift on the road and spots him a free dinner. Crocker beds down for the night with his gear on the high-school athletic field. By morning, 13-year-old Maria Ibarra is found under the high-school football bleachers a few feet away and Crocker goes straight to jail. His account of how he passed the night is full of enough holes to keep him locked down, but meanwhile a background check on Maria raises troubling questions about her life....
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   33
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   357g
ISBN:   9781890208653
ISBN 10:   1890208655
Series:   Posadas County Mysteries
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Privileged to Kill

Havill...quietly continues a project virtually unique in detective fiction: anchoring his tales of crime and punishment as closely as possible in the rhythms of small-town friends, routines, and calamities. --Kirkus Reviews A strong sense of place and tough but compassionate characters distinguish this series. --Publishers Weekly A mystery that is disarmingly simple on the surface but ultimately reveals surprising depth. --Booklist


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