Playing Catch-Up
Police procedural fiction, Suspense and thrillers, Westerns
Summary
A ruthless killer preys on the young women of Montana in this tale of suspense from a pioneer of Western fiction Madame Simone runs a brothel on the outskirts of Overthrust Montana an oil town just down the… road from the ranching community of Midbury Her business is serene discreet and profitable--until one of her girls is murdered When his other deputies fail to turn up any leads Sheriff Chick Charleston asks his college-educated colleague Jason Beard to look into the case Jase immediately uncovers two vital clues a mysterious stranger who publicly threatened Laura Jane on the night she was killed and a beloved piece of jewelry missing from her personal effects Just when Charleston and Jase begin to think they are making progress however a teenage girl dies under frighteningly similar circumstances To find the culprit the sheriff and his deputy must be patient cunning and resourceful Set against the backdrop of a land whose rugged beauty and vast open spaces attract dreamers and criminals alike Playing Catch-Up is an engrossing detective story and a tribute to the unique adventure of small-town life in the West