- Archer Mayor's most recent book, Gatekeeper (Mysterious Press, 10/03, 0-89296-766-8), is poised to continue the author's run as one of New England's most beloved authors. It will be published concurrently in Warner mass market in 10/04. - Mayor's The Sniper's Wife (Mysterious Press, 2002) was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year--a first in his storied career--and has over 47,000 copies in combined print. Tucker Peak (Mysterious Press, 2001) has over 41,000 copies in combined print. - Sales of the entire Joe Gunther series continue to grow with the publication of each new hardcover, and Archer Mayor is a tireless promoter, visiting bookshops, libraries, high schools, and colleges throughout the Northeast.
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About the Author:
Archer Mayor has been on the New York Times Bestseller list. He is a winner of the New England Booksellers Association/NEBA Award for Best Fiction. -- the first time a writer of crime literature was so honored. His Joe Gunther detective series is one of the most enduring and critically acclaimed police procedural series being written today.
From Publishers Weekly:
Mayor delivers the strongest entry yet in his Joe Gunther series (after 2003's Gatekeeper) with this complex mystery tied to Gunther's personal life. Thirty-two years earlier, with his wife dying of cancer, a distracted Gunther allowed the investigation of a shopkeeper's murder to go cold. A new crime may be tied to it when a woman shoots her ex-husband with a gun the cops trace to the decades-old unsolved killing. Although it isn't Gunther's case now, he determines to find the link between the past and present crimes, in order to understand his younger self and the unresolved traumas of his early marriage and career. Gunther is an intuitive detective, and it's a treat to follow him as he analyzes subtle clues and teases leads from the unwilling or unwitting. He also must examine his relationship with his longtime lover, Gail Zigman, who's running for the state senate, when he discovers her opponent is backed by a suspect. A Vermont assistant medical examiner, Mayor delights in shedding new light on old evidence using modern forensic techniques that help Gunther solve this labyrinthine case. This is the prolific Mayor's most accomplished book—a character-driven novel that's enhanced by graceful prose and a compelling narrative.
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- PublisherGrand Central Publishing
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0446616605
- ISBN 13 9780446616607
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages336
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