Nightzone - (Posadas County Mysteries) by Steven F Havill (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>What do you do when you inherit $330 million after taxes? If you're New Mexico rancher Miles Waddell, you build a dream.<br> A flat-topped mesa and a third of a billion dollars equals NIGHTZONE, an astronomy-based theme park, complete with giant radio telescope, a bank of smaller scopes linked to a theater, five-star dining in a restaurant with retracting dome ceiling, a hotel/resort, tram car access, and a narrow gauge steam locomotive to carry tourists to the mesa top. Glorious. And too ambitious for many residents of Posadas County.<br> Waddell's dream begins to sour as one night two eco-terrorists make an opening statement by chain-sawing down power lines that feed the development. One of the terrorists is killed by a bucking power pole. From 20 miles away, former Posadas Sheriff William K. Gastner spots a pair of headlights as the dead man's companion speeds from the scene.<br> Charges quickly include murder when the fleeing conspirator is stopped by a cop and guns the lawman down. Hours later a second shooting occurs when Gastner stops to assist Sgt. Jackie Taber during an unrelated traffic stop. Always the last to pull a trigger, the now 74-year old Gastner becomes the focus of a second investigation by the over-stressed District Attorney and Sheriff's Department. Meanwhile, Waddell's troubles with rumor-mongers and anti-government thugs continue. A tired Gastner is unwilling to work security for NIGHTZONE, but security has become essential.<br> There is a bright spot: Gastner's godson, 13 year-old Francisco Guzman. The musical prodigy's conservatory has scheduled a double concert in Posadas, part of a national tour. Yet the timing of this stellar event could not be worse with the retired Gastner and the whole community tangling with lethal avengers and agendas.<br> <i>NightZone </i>is the 19th entry in the sweeping Las Posadas series delighting fans of Tony Hillerman, Dana Stabenow, and Archer Mayor.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Fans of Havill's fine multicultural procedural series set in Posadas County, N.Mex., will welcome the unusual 17th entry (after 2011's Double Prey), a prequel set in 1987... This solid installment is the perfect introduction for new readers.--<i>Publishers Weekly </i>review of <i>One Perfect Shot</i> <p/>"Action is the byword here. I couldn't read and turn the pages fast enough. The descriptions of the topography of this piece of New Mexico made me feel as though I drove over the back trails and walked on the uneven ground. The characters sure wouldn't fit in the East - nor would the gun racks in the back of their trucks - but their clothing and speech sound authentic. Double Prey is a good read that shouldn't be missed." --<i>Bookloons</i> review of <i>Double Prey</i> <p/>The Posadas County Mystery series (Final Payment, 2007, etc.) notches its sixth with all its signature virtues intact: good writing, an unerring sense of place and a protagonist it's a pleasure to root for.--<i>Kirkus</i> review of <i>Fourth Time is Murder</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steven F. Havill is the author of 25 novels set in the American west. He lives near Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife Kathleen, a writer and artist. A dedicated high school teacher of high school biology and English by day Havill earned both his B.A. and M.A.from the University of New Mexico.
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