The Worst Enemy

by Steven F. Havill

Robert Patterson, the only doctor in the frontier town of Cooperville, Colorado, tracks an unseen killer in the midst of an anthrax epidemic

177 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1984

About the author

Steven F. Havill is an American author of mysteries and westerns.

Havill lives in Raton, New Mexico, with his wife Kathleen. He has written two series of police procedurals set in the fictional Posadas County, New Mexico; along with other works.

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

August 2019. A novella Western with a certain "wild west" charm plus life and death decisions around every corner and boulder. I'm guessing this is a stand alone story with no additional stories of the doctor and the banker.

[Robert Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finished 01/30/2014. A very different slant on a Western. Robert Patterson, a young doctor and John Bannerman, the town banker are trailing a cold blooded killer that has brought anthrax to Cooperville, CO and JB's wife was one of several victims. They enlist the aid of a sheriff's deputy in the pursuit and RP finds the source of the anthrax as well as performing surgery on some pustules as well as gunshot wounds. in the end RP has to shoot the villain. Really quite good, but doesn't compare to his Posadas County mysteries.

[Gypsy Lady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fictional American Southwest setting.

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always thoroughly enjoy Steven Havill's books, and this was no exception.