Synopses & Reviews
“THE BEST POLICE-PROCEDURAL SERIES IN AMERICA.”—Chicago Tribune
Joe Gunthers Vermont Bureau of Investigation team is plenty busy trying to solve the grisly murder of Wayne Castine, a suspected child predator whos got mob ties in the area. But Gunther has other pressing, more personal business to attend to: the old case of his girlfriend Lyn Silvas father and brother. Fishermen both, they were once believed to be lost at sea. Until today…
“With its excellent noir touches, terrific plots, and really interesting central character...The Joe Gunther series is one of the best around.”—Globe and Mail (Toronto)
With the Castine investigation in full swing, now is hardly the time for Gunther to go AWOL and join Lyn in Maine. But as more evidence emerges, the less it seems that the Silvas were innocent victims. Turns out they had some involvement with a gang of vicious smugglers—men who will do whatever it takes to keep Lyn and Gunther from finding the truth…and who will kill to keep old secrets buried.
“Mayors skills are equal to the vigor of his imagination, and we take his word for every twist, every turn, every thunderbolt.”
—New Yorker
Review
“The Joe Gunther series is one of the best around…With its excellent noir touches, terrific plots, and really interesting central character, it ought to appear at the top of most lists.”—Globe and Mail (Toronto)
“Archer Mayors Vermont police procedurals are the best thing going.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Mayor still shows why he is one of the most respected American writers or procedurals.”—Library Journal
“As always, Mayor delivers rich characters, solid police procedural details, and a rich sense of place. A solid addition to a fine series.”—Booklist
The Catch
“The Catch [is] as authentic as it gets.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Superior…will leave fans feeling fully satisfied.”—Publishers Weekly
“Mayors skills are equal to the vigor of his imagination, and we take his word for every twist, every turn, every thunderbolt.”—New Yorker
“Elegant, even lyrical prose...a new Joe Gunther is always good news.”—Booklist
“Suspenseful...Mayors New England eye mercilessly details what he sees without the ‘calendar nostalgia that usually clings to such villages and backwaters...The clever plot expands like a dark whirlpool and reveals the underbelly of Vermont and Maine.”—Providence Journal-Bulletin
“As with all Mayors novels, the plot remains fresh and timely. Through his in-depth knowledge of police work, forensics and the medical field, combined with his ability to evoke the Vermont landscape, Mayor deftly brings the reader deep inside the story, taking us along the trail of meticulous detective work needed to bring out the truth.”—Brattleboro Reformer
…and for Archer Mayor and his other Joe Gunther novels
“Mayor is a devil of a plotter.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Superb…Mayor spins out parallel story lines and weaves the strands together with deft precision.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Second Mouse
“An intricate, first-rate thriller…a riveting plot and exceptional writing.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Snipers Wife
“The writing is strong, with sharp social observations throughout…Gunther grows on you from novel to novel.”—Washington Post Book World
“Mayor keeps getting better with age…Few writers deliver such well-rounded novels of such consistently high quality.”—Arizona Daily Star
“From first to last, [Mayors] novels are page-turners, and each page resonates with the authors authority…His storytelling talents and his sheer craftsmanship combine to make his Joe Gunther books hard to put down.”—Tampa Tribune“Archer Mayor is one of todays most reliable—and most underappreciated—crime writers. His low-key police procedurals, which utilize their off-the-beaten-track setting to great advantage, are always entertaining, and his protagonist and iconoclastic supporting cast are unfailingly good company.”—San Diego Union-Tribune
Synopsis
Wayne Castine was found brutally murdered and the murderer remains at large. Castine, a suspected child predator, was killed in Brattleboro where he was involved with a tangled network of an extended family living in a local trailer park. Any member of the clan would have had the opportunity to kill him, and, as he was involved with both the mother and her 12 year old daughter, reason to commit the murder. At the same time, Joe Gunther has learned that his girlfriend Lyn Silvas fisherman father and brother, believed lost at sea off the coast of Maine, might have actually been murdered.
Without enough solid information to warrant law enforce ment involvement, Lyn returns to Maine to try and investigate Gunthers findings. Gunther periodically puts his on-going murder investigation on hold—irritating his colleagues and angering his bosses —to go and help Lyn in Maine. It appears increasingly possible that her father and brother werent the good guys that Lyn always believed them to be and that they might have been involved with vicious smugglers who murdered them—and might do the same to Lyn if she keeps pushing.
Torn between his conscience and his heart, a murder invest - igation and a personal search for the truth, Gunther finds that betrayal and loyalty are often a matter of viewpoint.
Synopsis
Joe Gunther puts a murder investigation on hold to help his girlfriend solve her father's mysterious death. Torn between his conscience and his heart, Gunther finds that betrayal and loyalty are often a matter of viewpoint.
Synopsis
Joe Gunthers Vermont Bureau of Investigation team is plenty busy trying to solve the grisly murder of Wayne Castine, a suspected child predator whos got mob ties in the area. But Gunther has other pressing, more personal business to attend to: the old case of his girlfriend Lyn Silvas father and brother. Fishermen both, they were once believed to be lost at sea. Until today…
With the Castine investigation in full swing, now is hardly the time for Gunther to go AWOL and join Lyn in Maine. But as more evidence emerges, the less it seems that the Silvas were innocent victims. Turns out they had some involvement with a gang of vicious smugglers—men who will do whatever it takes to keep Lyn and Gunther from finding the truth…and who will kill to keep old secrets buried.
About the Author
Archer Mayor, in addition to being a novelist, is also a death investigator for Vermonts Chief Medical Examiner, a deputy for the Windham County Sheriffs Department, and has served twenty-five years experience as a volunteer firefighter and EMT. The winner of the NEIBA award for Best Fiction, he lives in Newfane, Vermont. Visit him on the Web at www.archermayor.com.