Convenient Disposal

Written by Steven F. Havill

Narrated by Stephanie Brush

To most people, hat pins are vestiges of the past, used now only by elderly ladies who don't leave home without a hat. But recently the notion store in Posadas County has been doing a good business selling hat pins to teenage girls. Following a "cat fight" over a boy, one of the girls, Carmen Acosta, had been suspended from school. But Carmen's friends are still around. So, Deena, Carmen's rival, wants something with which to defend herself. Not long afterward Posadas County Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman is called to Carmen's home. When she arrives, Carmen's father, is in police custody and an unconscious Carmen is on the way to the hospital "beat to a pulp". It is of course, hard to believe that young Deena is responsible. Estelle has many other suspects to choose from, since the Acosta family holds the record for the number of domestic violence calls the police have received. The question is, which of the other four children or which parent is responsible? Or is it someone else entirely?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion
• Release date: Aug 15, 2005
• ISBN: 9781596073661

Reviews for Convenient Disposal

[jamespurcell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An assault on a teenage girl is confounded by the disappearance of the county manager. Very tenuous threads must be linked before the mystery is resolved. Francisco's music muse is awakened.

[mmtz_82 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Steven F. Havill continues the Posadas County series with this title, featuring Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman. As always, he weaves the everyday lives of his characters, with everyday crimes. The end result is a compelling read. Highly recommended.Published in hardcover by St. Martin’s Press.