Killer Summer (Walt Fleming #3)

Killer Summer is the third book in the Walt Fleming series by Ridley Pearson. Walt is a sheriff in Idaho's Sun Valley area.

Due to the wealth of the residents of Sun Valley, Walt covers events most small-town sheriffs don't have to deal with. The upcoming wine auction is one such event.

Three bottles of wine that are said to have been given to John Adams by Thomas Jefferson will be on sale at the auction. But before the security agency delivering them can even reach town, the man is hijacked and killed. Luck keeps the robbers from getting the bottles - luck and Walt Fleming.

Now Walt must keep the wine safe until the sale. When a PhD Candidate turns up and states that the bottles are fake, the mystery grows.

Pearson has written a twisting, well thought-out plot that takes readers from what seems a straight forward heist to a much more elaborate plan by the bad guys. Walt Fleming and the other characters in the series are endearing with their flaws and quirks.

Pearson, Ridley. (2009). Killer Summer. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.