SCOTT'S FAVORITE

Putnam, $24.95 (signed first edition)

Ridley Pearson tosses current topics into his latest thriller. Sun Valley, Idaho Sheriff Walt Fleming has enough on his plate, dealing with his divorce and the annual media event hosted by billionaire Patrick Cutter. Now, New York Attorney General Liz Shaler will announce her run for the presidency at the event. Walt saved Shaler from attack when he was a deputy eight years ago; when a body turns up in Salt Lake Airport, it looks like her life is in danger again. Not only does Walt have to deal with a cunning assassin with some creative ways of offing folks, he has to navigate the FBI, Secret Service, and Cutter's own private security force, that includes Walt's estranged father. Pearson keeps everything moving with humanity and humor, while giving us a look at a place where the rich and famous get away from it all – while bringing some of the things they were escaping with them.