The Company She Kept (Joe Gunther: Thorndike Press Large Print Crime Scene) - Hardcover

Mayor, Archer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410483509 ISBN 13: 9781410483508

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2015

Synopsis

During the height of a particularly brutal Vermont winter, one morning a woman's body is found hanging high above the interstate. The woman, found with the word "dyke" carved on her chest is quickly determined to be the victim of a brutal murder. That alone is enough to bring in Joe Gunther and his VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) team. But when the victim is identified not only as a state senator, bus as an intimate friend of the governor's, it unleashes a publicity maelstrom that makes the investigation makes a difficult investigation more challenging. While the anti-lesbian message is an obvious feint meant to mislead investigators, it does reveal that the governor is gay, and forces her to publicly acknowledge that fact. In the meantime, while the publicity rages on to even greater heights, the police begin to focus intensely on the dead senator's life. One thing they uncover is that she had a fondness for recreational marijuana. In Vermont, however, neither lesbianism nor marijuana use are the stuff of murder. It's up to Gunther and his team to cut through this particular stack of weed to find out not just who, but why?

About this title

Review:

"Mayor does a good job dramatizing the political and cultural conflicts, but it's the special push-the-envelope talents of Gunther and his team that make this series so enjoyable." - Publishers Weekly

''Another fine entry in a series that has been engaging crime devotees for more than a quarter century.'' - Booklist

"Mayor does for Vermont what Tony Hillerman does for Arizona, showing readers the mixed cultures of a remote place and how its harsh yet glorious environment influences their lives - and crimes." - New York Journal of Books

About the Author:

ARCHER MAYOR, in addition to writing the "New York Times" bestselling Joe Gunther series, is an investigator for the sheriff's department, the state medical examiner, and has twenty-five years of experience as a firefighter/EMT. He lives near Brattleboro, Vermont.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410483509
• ISBN 13: 9781410483508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 461