Eight years ago, in Sun Valley—snowcapped playground for the wealthy and ambitious—all that stood between New York State attorney general Elizabeth Shaler and a knife-wielding killer was local patrolman Walt Fleming. Now Liz Shaler returns to Sun Valley as the crown jewel and keynote speaker for billionaire Patrick Cutter’s world-famous C3, a media and communications conference where the richest, most powerful business tycoons converge. The attorney general, a political lightning rod, is expected to announce her candidacy for president. It’s a media coup for Cutter—but a security nightmare for Walt Fleming, now the county sheriff.
As C3 gets under way, authorities learn of a confirmed threat on Shaler’s life, and various competing interests—the Secret Service, the FBI, Cutter’s own security forces—begin jockeying for jurisdiction. Beyond the logistical nightmare that the conference’s extravagances represent for Sheriff Fleming, he must also contend with a raft of other local concerns: his nephew’s arrest, his wife’s infidelity, the death of a socialite under suspicious circumstances, and a series of apparent maulings by a cougar. Each of these incidents comes to a head just as Shaler’s assassin puts his chillingly precise plan into action.
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"First in the Walter Fleming, sheriff in Sun Valley Idaho, series. Good plot kept me turning the pages almost non-stop. Interesting main character who seems to have relationship problems; soon to be ex-wife and bad feelings about his father. Excellent sense of place. Intriquing mystery plot."
— Kaye (4 out of 5 stars)
" The is the first of Pearson's books that I've read. Good, standard mystery thriller with enough of a twist at the end to surprise me. "
— Garrick, 2/20/2014" This is a new author for me and now I am anxious to read more of his. The first book has many twists and turns before you get to the end. Really a fast read that keeps your interest.......can't wait to start the second one. Might be tonight. "
— Carol, 1/30/2014" The book had a nice pace and wasn't predicable. "
— Morris, 1/21/2014" I really enjoyed this book after 50-100 pages. It took a while to get used to who all the characters were. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series. "
— Patricia, 1/14/2014" Exciting and well written. 9 of 10 stars. "
— Tim, 1/9/2014" I don't like these books nearly as well as the Boldt/Matthews series, but they are still pretty entertaining. This one was a pretty good mystery and it actually kind of made me want to visit Idaho. That can't be easy to do. "
— Joe, 1/7/2014" I heard about the 3rd or 4th of this series on NPR the other morning. I enjoyed the first of this series, and anticipate the rest of the books getting even better. Nothing "great" so far, but easy reading fun. "
— Kelley, 12/31/2013" A great start to a new series that I hope runs a long time. "
— Dave, 12/20/2013" Good read. Love the Walt Fleming character. "
— Jo, 12/14/2013" I thought Killer Weekend was a good read. It was so obvious that the blind guy was the one at the airport. It keep you interested. The ending a twist I didn't expect. "
— Kindel, 12/13/2013" Nice western mystery series in the vein of C.J. Box and Craig Johnson "
— Charlotte, 12/9/2013" I just couldn't get into this one. I didn't even finish it because it was so boring. "
— Erin, 10/26/2013" 1st book I have read of Pearson. Would try more. enjoyed the strong characters. enjoyed the long standing relationship of the Attorney general and the young cop who saved her. "
— Cherie, 3/20/2013" Great book! Couldn't put it down. I hadn't read any of Pearson's books for sometime, but have always loved what I've read. This one was a little different, but throughly enjoyable. I'm going to go borrow the next book in the series from my Mother later today. "
— Wendy, 10/17/2012" entertaining, but very quick read "
— Stephen, 4/20/2012" Excellent book! It was cool at the end of the book how the author explained the characters. "
— Joe, 1/9/2012" Good story. Interesting and relatively realistic protagonist. Clean "
— Daniel, 9/10/2011" A good read. Small town sheriff overcomes a sneaky intrigue and government lackeys to save the presidential candidate. "
— Mike, 7/18/2011" Pearson doesn't seem to know these characters yet. I couldn't ever get into the story "
— Cathy, 5/18/2010" Good mystery. Light reading, but very enjoyable. "
— Beth, 1/9/2010" I really got into this book, it was one that a friend recommended to me and i have recommended it to others. "
— Donnap, 12/6/2009" Good detective book. I read it while on the stair master! It kept me distracted and interested. It was about an assassination attempt on a woman who was going to announce that she was running for president. It kept me interested from the 1st chapter. "
— Mckenna, 5/4/2009Ridley Pearson is the New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen novels, including The Red Room, Choke Point, and The Risk Agent, as well as the Walt Fleming and Lou Boldt crime series, and many books for young readers. He lives with his family, dividing his time between St. Louis, Missouri, and Hailey, Idaho.
Christopher Lane is an award-winning actor, director, and narrator. He has been awarded the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration several times and has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.