Prolonged Exposure - Bill Gastner, Bk 6 Author:Steven F. Havill THE COLDEST NIGHT… — Undersheriff Bill Gastner has strict orders to take it slow while recovering from heart surgery. But the mellow lawman isn't about to take a backseat when Tiffany Cole's three-year-old boy goes missing in Posados County's winter-chilled mountains. For one thing, the mother's story... more » doesn't add up. And for another, the boy's coat is found slashed to pieces miles away, and the child's indifferent father has suddenly been seen around town…
When Bill's young godson disappears, the case becomes even more personal. Between a sinister child-trafficker turning up dead and more than one suspect with motives to burn, Bill is soon racing against the clock. As he untangles a conspiracy of greed and betrayal, his one chance to save the innocent may be uncovering a truth he won't live to tell. « less