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The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.

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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Death at the Black Bull
Frank Hayes

A Sheriff Virgil Dalton Mystery
Berkley
October 2014
On Sale: October 7, 2014
Featuring: Virgil Dalton; Buddy Hinton; Jimmy
320 pages
ISBN: 0425274292
EAN: 9780425274293
Kindle: B00INIXQ66
Paperback / e-Book
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Mystery

Hayward is a sleepy Southwestern town full of cattle, trucks, and tumbleweeds. Virgil Dalton’s been the sheriff for over a dozen years and has lived there all his life. It’s a place where everybody pretty much knows everybody— but they don’t know each others secrets…

Buddy Hinton is just a good ole boy. So when he disappears after a night drinking at the Black Bull, his friends just figure he went down to Mexico to find himself a girlfriend and eventually will come back. But this case quickly becomes a homicide after the sheriff discovers the missing man floating in one of his stock tanks.

For a man who wasn’t known to have enemies, Buddy clearly upset someone. Figuring out who that was will require Virgil and his deputy, Jimmy, to retrace Buddy’s last steps—and to remain a step ahead of a murderer who may have no qualms about killing again …

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Sheriff Virgil Dalton

Comments

2 comments posted.

Re: Death at the Black Bull

I just wanted to say that after reading your posting, I can
relate to the way you think, so I know that I'm going to enjoy
reading your book!! Knowing that it's a mystery, is an added
plus!! Congratulations on your book. I'm sure you're bound
to have a large following!!
(Peggy Roberson 9:11am October 8, 2014)

Fantastic first out of the gate--
thank you so much. Authors as great
as Steve Hamilton are few & far
between. Really enjoyed use of five
senses in descriptions, characters
so well-developed, plot just
carefully constructed to keep me
reading to the end, surprised &
disappointed in the "bad guy's"
identity. Grateful for your sharing
such skillful & talented writing.
(
Evie Gathright 8:14pm December 1, 2014)

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