Privileged to Kill

In excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlig hting. The spine remains undamaged. After giving the stranger with the flat tire a ride into town, Undersheriff Bill Gastner decides that Wesley Crocker is a good man, but after a child' s body is found, he must prove to the sheriff that his instincts are correc t. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Bill Gastner can't sleep, eats way too much Mexican food and seems headed f or a stroke. But in his fifth adventure (after Before She Dies), the aging undersheriff of Posadas County, N.M., labors 'round the clock to solve the mysterious death of a 15-year-old girl. Maria Ibarra's body was found under the high-school football field bleachers. The first suspect is Wesley Croc ker, an itinerant bicyclist whom Gastner, out of kindness, had treated to a meal the previous night. Gastner feels certain that Crocker is innocent, a notion confirmed when an unknown motorist tries to run down the cyclist. V anessa Davila, a friend of Maria's, flees when police question her. Then a bright, popular student is killed in a suspicious car accident. Like Gastne r, readers may feel stymied until the last evidence turns up, but there is a cleverly planted clue in the early pages. A strong sense of place and tou gh but compassionate characters distinguish this series. Gastner and his va lued friend, deputy Estelle Reyes-Guzman, pull the case together, while Est elle and her doctor husband urge the undersheriff to start caring for himse lf. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Wesley Crocker seems a harmless enough free spirit when Posadas County U.

Product Info

ISBN: 0312151969

ISBN-13: 9780312151966

Publisher: St Martins Pr

Year: 1997

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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