{"product_id":"perfect-opportunity-1","title":"Perfect Opportunity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOctogenarian former sheriff Bill Gastner and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman investigate a puzzling double murder in this twisty, page-turning instalment in the critically acclaimed Posadas County mystery series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you haven''t yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!\" Anne Hillerman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe morning after his eighty-seventh birthday bash, former Posadas County sheriff Bill Gastner drives past a couple of vehicles stopped on the highway shoulder. It''s not an unusual sight: a sheriff''s patrol unit, emergency lights ablaze, pulled in behind a pickup truck. The female deputy hasn''t radioed for backup. But there''s something about the scene that makes him feel uneasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next day, Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman is called to a rather more dramatic and disturbing roadside scene, with the same truck the star of the show. But this time, its occupant is in no fit state to talk - his dead body stabbed through the chest with a Ka-Bar, a second corpse in the ditch beside the car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happened to the two men? And what \u003ci\u003ewere \u003c\/i\u003ethe dead man and the deputy discussing in the quiet of pre-dawn the previous day?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe truth is more twisty and complex than even Estelle and her long-standing friend and former colleague Bill are ready for, and it will take all their combined years of experience to untangle the sorry tale and ensure justice is served.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of CJ Box, Anne Hillerman and Terry Shames will love this thrilling, small-town Western mystery set in New Mexico, as will readers who love strong female protagonists and retired sleuthing heroes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57200051323262,"sku":"NW9781448314577","price":12.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781448314577.jpg?v=1778597753","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/perfect-opportunity-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}