Scent of Evil: The Joe Gunther Mysteries, Book 3

When the body of a fast-lying young stockbroker is found in a shallow grave, suspicion first falls on a cuckolded policeman.

Lieutenant Joe Gunther investigates the increasingly bizarre details of the crime, but he's too far behind events to prevent a second murder.

Indeed, whoever is responsible always seems to be a few steps ahead, as if there's a leak in the police force.

Sweltering August heat does nothing to calm the increasingly agitated town selectmen, who demand results.