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Heartshot

An Undersheriff Bill Gastner Mystery #1

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Heartshot

By: Steven F. Havill
Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
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New Mexico Undersheriff Bill Gastner is presented with a case that appears to have brought big-time crime, including drug gangs, into Posadas County.Solve another case with Undersheriff Bill Gastner.©1991 Steven F Havill (P)2002 Books in Motion Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime

Critic reviews

"Airplanes, real and model, loom large in the denouement and the climactic flying sequence is a corker." ( Publishers Weekly)
"The authentic flavor of the New Mexico locale is so real you'll be tempted to check your shoes for fine red dust." ( Mystery Scene)
Intelligent Plot • Believable Characters • Brilliant Performance • Likable Protagonist • Engaging Mystery
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An OK read. As a pilot though, the fact that our hero didn't follow the advice of the controller and land at the larger, better equipped airport, was a wee bit hard to swallow.

As a pilot, a little hard to swallow

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Havill's writing is wonderful and Rusty Nelson's narration is superb. If I close my eyes while listening, I easily visualize the desert scrub, the wooded terrain and opalescent blue skies! Gastner reminds me of my dad, a bit of a crumudgeon, with a tenacious spirit, a bit stubborn, and dogged determination to do what's right.

Love Bill Gastner!

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I've fallen for crusty old undersheriff Bill Gastner. Author Steven Havill has done a marvelous job of developing a believable and intruiging set of characters living in Posadas County New Mexico, and reader Rusty Nelson's voice perfectly embodies the gritty, gravelly sheriff who lives for his job. I'm working my way through the series and enjoying every opportunity to know the folks of Posadas a little better.

A Believable Mystery Series!

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I enjoyed this mystery that takes place in New Mexico. Great mystery with a Western flair. Rusty Nelson makes a great narrator.

Interesting First in Series

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Enjoyed the story but the reader maybe needed some coaching with pronunciation of Southwestern terms.

Read the book, then listened to it

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I enjoyed this first of a series and will listen to more! Characters interesting and definitely well read.

Entertaining

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This was my first Havill. It will not be the last.

The plot was intelligent and well developed, the characters were real and likable, especially the crotchety under-sheriff hero. After the last mystery I read, I particularly appreciated the detective heroes not making a series of stupid mistakes (just that big one at the end).

The novel is fairly short, at only 7 1/2 hours, and the body count was a little high for my taste, but I listened to it in one sitting, unusual for me, as the story held me all day. I'm already looking forward to the next one.

An Excellent Start

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This book held my undivided attention because this county Posadas is also in my PS3 Red Dead Redemption game. It was nice to read and play with a known location. Question are there more books to come? Thank you

Posadas

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Would you consider the audio edition of Heartshot to be better than the print version?

Yes I think it may well be, as Rusty gives a brilliant believable performance

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

No I don't think its that kind of book

What about Rusty Nelson’s performance did you like?

The voice exactly matches the character and the attitudes he adopts.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Thats not my type of listen-- however I couldn't wait to go walking the following day.

Any additional comments?

Only that I have already bought No 2 in the series. Is that testament enough ?

I can see Ole Bill

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I liked the main character, Undersheriff Bill Gastner, who was pushing almost the age of 60, being slightly over weight, not-too-fit, not-too-glamorous, and not-at-all-political. I also liked the setting in Posadas County, New Mexico. This was a good police adventure and the ending was very exciting!

The story has a believable and enjoyable plot, many good characters and the narrator, Rusty Nelson, does a fine job. I look forward to reading the 2nd book in the Posadas County Mystery Series, "A Discount for Death."

My first Bill Gastner Mystery

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