One Perfect Shot

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

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

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

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

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