Steven F. Havill is an American

United States

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 author

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 of mysteries

Mystery fiction

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 and westerns.

Havill lives in Ratón

Raton, New Mexico

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, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, with his wife Kathleen. He has written two series of police procedural

Police procedural

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s set in the fictional Posadas County, New Mexico; along with other works.

Novels of the American West

• The Killer (1981)
• The Worst Enemy (1984)
• LeadFire (1985)
• TimberBlood (1989)

The Bill Gastner mystery series

Set in the fictional Posadas County, New Mexico, this series features septuagenerian Bill Gastner as Undersheriff, then Sheriff, of Posadas County.

• Heartshot (1991)
• Bitter Recoil (1992)
• Twice Buried (1994)
• Before She Dies (1996)
• Privileged to Kill (1997)
• Prolonged Exposure (1998)
• Out of Season (1999)
• Dead Weight (2000)
• Bag Limit
  Bag Limit
  Bag Limit is a crime novel written by Steven F. Havill. It is a first person view story of a reluctant sheriff of Posados County named Bill Gastner.-Plot summary:...
  
  (2001)

The Posadas County mystery series

This series focuses on Undersheriff Estella Reyes-Guzman, after Bill Gastner's retirement.

• Scavengers (2002)
• A Discount for Death (2003)
• Convenient Disposal (2004)
• Statute of Limitations (2006)
• Final Payment (2007)
• The Fourth Time is Murder (2008)
• Red, Green, or Murder (2009)
• Double Prey (2011)

Dr. Thomas Parks novels

• Race for the dying (2009)
• Comes a time for burning (2011)