Joe Gunther #26
Minotaur Books
September 2016
On Sale: August 30, 2016
300 pages ISBN: 1250105773 EAN: 9781250105776 Kindle: B00V35U1YQ Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
During the height of a harsh Vermont winter, the body of a
woman is found hanging from the steel-mesh retaining net
lining the cliffs along the interstate. She was brutally
murdered, with the word "dyke" carved into her chest. She
was also a state senator and best friend and ally of the
current governor, Gail Zigman. At Zigman's personal request,
Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of Investigation team
agree to help the Vermont State Police in their
investigation before the victim's high profile and powerful
friends create the inevitable publicity maelstrom.
Raffner was indeed a lesbian, and the word carved into her
chest might be evidence of a hate crime, or it might be a
feint designed to confuse and mislead investigators. But the
question remains-what was she involved with, who wanted her
dead, and what company was she keeping? What Gunther and his
team discover during their initial investigation isn't the
stuff of a simple murder. Someone killed a prominent figure
and fabricated an elaborate scene for a purpose.
And this might only be the beginning...in Archer Mayor's
The Company She Kept.