Scottish Police Superintendent Terrence Reid tears himself away from a murder investigation in Glasgow to return to his family's ancestral home for a Christmas house party celebrating the christening of his son. Dunbaryn Castle is all decked out for Christmas, but the mounds of beautifully wrapped g
Less Than a Moment
β Scribed by Steven F. Havill
- Book ID
- 100379551
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Series
- Posadas County 24
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781492699118
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In less than a moment, unexplained intentions, then murder, upend life in Posadas County, New Mexico
Posadas County, sitting along New Mexico's southern border, has enjoyed a surge in visitors, jobs, and prosperity since rancher Miles Waddell used much of his inherited half billion to create an internationally renowned astronomy complex atop Torrance Mesa. Passion, not profit, drives Waddell. Yet benefits include a narrow gauge train linking the village of Posadas to NightZone. It's a boon to employees and for nature lovers, hikers, and birders as well as star gazers.
A ripple of unease is felt across the county with the arrival of developerβno, speculatorβKyle Thompson. Why did he and his wife quietly purchase a large scrubby acreage to the north of NightZone? Any light pollution would jeopardize Waddell's success. "Lights are like cancer cells. One comes, others follow."
Unease grows with a drive-by shoot-up at the Posadas Register, its 25...
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