Killer Summer

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Sun Valley, Idaho a " playground of the wealthy and politically connected a " is home to an annual wine auction that attracts high rollers from across the country, and Blaine County sheriff Walt Fleming must ensure it goes on without a hitch. The worlda (TM)s most elite wine connoisseurs have descended on Sun Valley to taste and bid on the worlda (TM)s best wines, including three bottles said to have been a gift from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams. With sky-high prices all but guaranteed for these historic items, ita (TM)s no wonder a group of thieves is out to steal them. Walt is responsible for all the security for the glitzy event, the safety of the dignitaries, the auction site, and the wines themselves. Walt is enjoying a rare afternoon of freedom, fly-fishing with his nephew Kevin, when a passing truck catches his eye a " and his suspicions throw him headlong into the discovery of a complicated plan to steal the rare wine. When a bomb explodes just as the auction revs up, the investigation explodes as well, pulling Walt in a dozen different directions. He is caught in the middle of a heist of epic proportions a " and not the heist he had prepared for a " orchestrated by the ingenious mind of Christopher Cantell, a man who seems to have prepared for everything, including the way Walta (TM)s own sheriffa (TM)s office will react. a oeIn Sheriff Fleming, Pearson has created a likable, sympathetic protagonist, forever challenged by ferocious weather, a feisty citizenry, and feral criminal minds.a a " Booklist (starred review) on Killer View