If It Isn't One Thing . . .

<p><b><i>A fatal road crash – a domestic incident turned deadly – if it isn’t one thing, it’s another for Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman in this intricately plotted, warm-hearted Posadas County mystery, set in small-town New Mexico</i></b><br/> <b>“If you haven't yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!” Anne Hillerman, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b><br/> When a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer collides with a loaded semi, it seems like a straightforward accident. Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman presumes the most complicated part of the clean-up will be getting thirty tons of unsplit firewood off of Posadas County’s state highway.<br/> But the plot thickens when the mangled vehicles are wrenched apart and the pickup’s deceased driver is not who Estelle was expecting. Who <i>is </i>the dead man – and where was he heading with his cargo, a prized stallion whose owner is frantic to get him back?<br/> And if it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Just as Estelle gets her teeth in the case, she’s called to a domestic incident between a local volatile couple, which has led not just to death – but to the injury of a fellow cop.<br/> Understaffed and overworked, Estelle finds herself plunged into two tricky investigations, which will take her across the border into Mexico to find the answers – and the justice – that she seeks.<br/> <b>If you like C.J. Box, Anne Hillerman and Terry Shames, you’ll love this small-town mystery which combines a vivid setting, multidimensional characters who spring from the page, and meticulous plotting, full of twists and turns.</b></p>