I really enjoyed reading this Archer Mayer novel. It is the first book in the Archer Mayer series. Place in the 1980s, there are no cell phones or GPS systems. There is just feet on the ground detective work, come rain, snow or dark of night! As you move through this fast-paced tale, the plot keeps adding unexpected twists and turns. The evil villain stays a step ahead of Gunther until the very end, and appears to know so much more than anyone else, almost beyond possibility. But, I have known US veterans of Special Ops who really did know so much more than the rest of us, that if they had turned toward the darkside, they would have been just as difficult to defeat. Suspend your New Millennial technological know-how, and drop back a few decades to solve crime along with Gunther in a snowy Vermont winter!