He currently stays in newfane, vermont, united states. Archer is a yale graduate and lives in newfane, vermont, united states before turning to popular fiction, mayor held several jobs, both in the us and in france, working as an editor, researcher for timelife books, photographer and journalist. At book 30, archer mayors characters still hit home books. In this tightknit society, police officers and investigators proudly maintain a kinship that transcends the. Snow blind is a short story in the joe gunther mystery series, by new york times bestselling author archer mayor. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Archer mayor is a new discovery for me and i am so glad i stumbled across a couple of his books. The books brings out an overview of the whole series since it is also the first book in the series joe gunther, hence it will always guide you on what to expect from the series. He attended the yale university in new haven, connecticut. Archer mayor s the company she kept opens with joe gunther and his vermont bureau of investigation called in to investigate an especially brutal crime. It becomes a case for the vermont bureau of investigation vbi and its leader, joe. Bestseller mayors outstanding 28th joe gunther novel after 2016s presumption of guilt takes the field force commander of the vermont. See all books authored by archer mayor, including open season, and scent of evil. A skeleton is discovered at the forlorn site of an abandoned nuclear power plant during work to remove the concrete foundation of a warehouse.
In newfane novelist archer mayor s new book presumption of guilt, the mystery instead begins with a grimy workman taking a drill to the shuttered vermont yankee nuclear power plant in vernon. Mayor spends much of his time researching his novels, meanwhile working as. Archer mayor s next joe gunther book announced joe gunther and the vbi team will return for their 30th adventure in bombers moon, the highlyanticipated new thriller from archer mayor, set to hit bookstores on september 24th, 2019. Joe gunther is back again in another archer mayor novel, this one with satisfying turns and twists, endearing characters and a bit of a moral dilemma at hand. Archer mayor books list of books by author archer mayor.
A joe gunther novel joe gunther series book 30 kindle edition. His 28th book, trace, is due september 26, 2017 minotaurst. Sep 27, 2016 i first learned about archer mayor while traveling in vermont in 2012. Click on a book cover for a plot summary of each novel. A terrifically well written and interesting book about a man misremembered in so many ways. Before turning to popular fiction, mayor held several jobs, both in the us and in france, working as an editor, researcher for timelife books, photographer and journalist. Crosscut is the very first short story from archer mayor s muchloved joe gunther series.
Written by archer mayor, audiobook narrated by tom taylorson. Set in brattleboro, vermont, open season is the first in archer mayor s joe gunther series of police procedurals. In newfane novelist archer mayor s new book presumption of guilt, the mystery instead begins with a grimy workman taking a drill to the shuttered vermont yankee nuclear power plant in. Vermont death investigator, former policeman, emt, and firefighter. Archer mayor is a high prolific writer who has done great work in his writing career. This book is every bit as suspenseful as the previous works, and is just a darned good read. Bury the lead by archer mayor order now while investigating what they believe to be two totally different cases, joe gunther and his vbi team make a shocking discovery that might just prove the two crimes are linked together in the 29th installment of archer mayors trace, 2017, etc. The death of michelle fisher strikes joe gunther as a little unusual in mayors superb 17th novel to feature the vermont bureau of investigation detective after. It was his first book to write and the book was named open season. Tantalizing plots and a vivid sense of place have earned accolades for author archer mayor and his joe gunther detective series.
Archer mayors next joe gunther book announced the real. A former detective, emt, firefighter, and ski patroller, archer mayor is currently a death investigator for vermonts office of the chief medical examiner. Nov 07, 2017 archer mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed vermontbased series featuring detective joe gunther, which the chicago tribune describes as the best police procedurals being written in america. Below is a list of archer s mayor s joe gunther books in order of when they were originally released and in chronological order. Discover book depositorys huge selection of archer mayor books online.
Archer mayor has 39 books on goodreads with 52947 ratings. Washington post book world high praise for mayor and the joe gunther series archer mayor s unassuming voice and downtoearth style stamp his regional crime novels with a sense of integrity. The complete series list for a joe gunther mystery novel archer mayor. Thank you for so many amazing stories and joe, willey and sam.
Archer mayor, in addition to writing the new york times bestselling joe gunther series, is a death investigator for the state medical examiner and has twentyfive years of experience as a firefighteremt. In stores october 20 from minotaur books for more information about archer mayor ny times best selling myster. The chicago tribune describes his novels as the best. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. We are a quaint texas town that enjoys our small town feel and friendliness but also offers some finer aspects of city life. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Archer mayor, in addition to writing the new york times bestselling joe gunther. The genesis book of the series was done and published in 1988. The company she kept joe gunther, book 26 by archer mayor. His previous novel, the surrogate thief, won the 2004 new england book award for fiction, the first time this prize has ever been given to a mystery writer. At book 30, archer mayors characters still hit home.
Mystery writer archer mayor goes nuclear in new book vtdigger. Archer mayor, in addition to writing the new york times bestselling joe gunther series, is an investigator for the sheriffs department, the state medical examiner, and has twentyfive years of experience as a firefighteremt. Archer mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed vermontbased series featuring detective joe gunther, which the chicago tribune describes as the best police procedurals being written in america. He has done myriad number of books that have always given a very positive impression to all his readers.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Presumption of guilt was the first archer mayor story i have read. The joe gunther book series by archer mayor includes books open season, borderlines. Jan 08, 20 in stores october 20 from minotaur books for more information about archer mayor ny times best selling myster. I have been to a couple of your book signings and a breakfast in putney meeting you was the highlight of my summer. Before he starting writing fiction, archer worked as an editor, researcher, photographer and journalist.
This is another solid entry in archer mayors series featuring joe gunther, the head of the vermont bureau. Archer mayor website is an american author is well known for his joe gunther series, featuring the quiet and hardworking detective living in brattleboro. This is the genesis book that was done by archer mayor. But the story line was good, so good that i was worried that sammy would not make it out of the mess she got herself into. To commemorate archer s 30th book, bombers moon, the thirtieth novel in 30 years, margot mayor compiled 30 trivia questions, taken his various novels, to create what will be become annual event, the joe gunther trivia challenge.
Going into the previously unexplored history of vbi detective sammie martens, archer mayor reveals the story of how sammie first met joe gunther and willie kunke. Archer mayor audio books, best sellers, author bio. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Archer mayor is the author of the joe gunther detective series. The joe gunther mystery series in order archer mayor. A womans corpse has been found hanging high above the interstate with a homophobic slur carved into it. Their newest book is trace and was released on september, 26th 2017. Archer is a yale graduate and lives in newfane, vermont, united states. See the complete joe gunther series book list in order, box sets or. Archer mayor became a published fiction author in 1988 with open season. Archer city is 25 miles southwest of wichita falls, lies at the junction of state highway 79 and state highway 25, and is the county seat of archer county. Mystery writer archer mayor goes nuclear in new book. In newfane novelist archer mayors new book presumption of guilt, the mystery instead begins with a grimy workman taking a drill to the.
Since then i have read all of his previous 26 novels, and anxiously awaited this latest installment in the joe gunther series. To tie into the december release of archer mayor s joe gunther hardcover fruits of the poisonous tree, here is a reissue of the debut novel that first introduced. Archer mayor s joe gunther series is very good, this one is no exception, it started slow, but i got more into it towards the middle of the book, drugs dont really interest me. Archer mayor a fortyyearold skeleton is found encased in a concrete slab at a recently decommissioned nuclear energy site. The second book was published about two years later. He is a past winner of the new england independent booksellers association award for best fictionthe first time a writer of crime literature has. A fortyyearold skeleton is found encased in a concrete slab at a recently decommissioned nuclear energy site. Mayor spends much of his time researching his novels, meanwhile working as a death investigator for the vermont state medical examiner, windham county sheriffs department deputy and volunteering for the fire department and as an emt. First edition first printing edition september 27, 2016. Buy a cheap copy of open season book by archer mayor.