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The First Shall Be Last (Avalon Mystery) [Hardcover]

Joyce Lavene (Author), Jim Lavene (Author)

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Avalon Mystery June 24, 2007
As the snow falls in Diamond Springs, the mood shifts, bringing with it a string of suspicious events. The death of deputy David Matthews has Sheriff Sharyn Howard more determined than ever in her quest to find his killer and solve the murder of her own father, the former sheriff. She knows that her old nemesis, Jack Winter, the former DA turned Senator is somehow involved in both murders and she devises her riskiest plan ever to attempt the impossible: bring Jack Winter to justice.

After a young, single mother is run down on a cold winter morning and the murder is traced back to ADA Alan Michaelson, Sharon's suspicions of Jack heighten and the hunt for Michaelson begins. Upon discovering him dead in his garage, slumped over the wheel of his Humvee with the motor running, Sharon puts her plan in full motion.

Regretfully, she has broken off her relationship with her long-time boyfriend Nick Thomopolis, the county coroner, and instead allies herself with her number one target: Jack Winter. Jack's arrogance and unstoppable drive as Senator and the need to control everyone around him makes him more difficult to crack than she first assumed.

With everyone, including her Aunt Selma and most of her deputies, disgusted with her new behavior, the people she loves the most begin to question her capabilities and start to lose trust in the town's most vigilant sheriff. It's up to Sharyn to maintain her beliefs, trust in her own instincts, and get to the bottom of the mysteries that have cast a pall on Diamond Springs for decades.

In this final installment of the Sharyn Howard Mystery series, Jim and Joyce Lavene, unravel their finest story of Diamond Springs' incredible sheriff and give her fans the answers they've been seeking.


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Montgomery County, North Carolina, sheriff Sharyn Howard is determined to bring down Senator Jack Winter, the man she holds responsible for her father's death, as well as the corruption in her jurisdiction. She teams up with FBI agent Brewster in an elaborate scam that involves Sharyn breaking up with her beloved boyfriend, Montgomery County medical examiner Nick Thomopolis, in order to date Winter. In addition, she must find the hit-and-run driver who killed young mother Michelle Frey. Sharyn hates the subterfuge of being Winter's girlfriend—a man despised by her family and friends—and she mourns the loss of her relationship with Nick, who doesn't know the reason for their breakup. With intersecting plotlines—will Sharon be able to resolve the long-standing question of her father's death?— this volume will be particularly satisfying to followers of the series. Others will find it an entertaining if ordinary mix of small-town procedural and domestic drama. O'Brien, Sue

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Montgomery County, North Carolina, sheriff Sharyn Howard is determined to bring down Senator Jack Winter, the man she holds responsible for her father's death as well as the corruption in her jurisdiction. She teams up with FBI agent Brewster in an elaborate scam that involves Sharyn breaking up with her beloved boyfriend, Montgomery County medical examiner Nick Thomopolis, in order to date Winter. In addition, she must find the hit-and-run driver who killed young mother Michelle Frey. Sharyn hates the subterfuge of being Winter's girlfriend--a man despised by her family and friends--and she mourns the loss of her relationship with Nick, who doesn't know the reason for their breakup. With interesting plotlines--will Sharyn be able to resolve the long-standing question of her father's death?--this volume will be particularly satisfying to followers of the series. Others will find it an entertaining mix of small-town procedural and domestic drama. - Sue O'Brien --Booklist, June 15, 2007

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