Payback (A Detective Dave Mason Mystery)
by Mar PrestonPublish: Mar 10, 2013Series: A Detective Dave Mason MysteryCrime Fiction Thriller Mystery Book Overview
A forest fire burns in a remote California mountain village, followed by the discovery of the mayor who has been beheadedHumorous police procedural with a touch of romanceSheriff’s Detective Dex Stafford concludes everybody hated the mayor for very good reasons, but nobody will talk. His nerves fraying, Stafford finds himself involved with his partner’s hysterical daughter, at a time when he fears his partner is on the take. His mother moves in with him, bringing a Jack Russell who hates him, and stories about his father he doesn’t want to hear. Patrol Officer Holly Seabright of the village’s security force becomes a prickly ally in uncovering the hints and whispers of something much worse than the murder of the mayor. Stafford pools resources with the attractive and smart patrol officer on a twisted trail of discovery as winter and the big snows shut down the town. An unlikely alliance: a cop & a village patrol officerThe patrol's usual day is calls about snakes, fistfights, barking dogs and checking up on old peopleThat's the way she likes it. And she doesn't like the Bakersfield city slicker cop˃˃˃ Stafford pools resources with the attractive and smart patrol officer on a twisted trail of discovery Winter and the big snows shut down the town as an environmental bomb explodesScroll up and grab a copy today.