Mayor, Archer. Joe Gunther novel.

Thorndike Press large print crime scene.

During the height of a particularly brutal Vermont winter, a woman's body is found hanging high above the interstate with the word "dyke" carved on her chest. That alone is enough to bring in Joe Gunther and his VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) team. But when the victim is identified not only as a state senator but an intimate friend of the governor, it unleashes a publicity maelstrom that makes a difficult investigation more challenging