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A fictionalized account of one of the (real) first female Deputy Sheriffs in the US. Stewart's characterization of Constance and her sisters is great. Set in 1914, this appears to be the origins story, so I hope there are more to come. It's pretty freaking delightful.
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I might have given this book just 3 stars, except that this is TRUE! This really happened, just a few miles from where I grew up in NJ. Just a few miles from where my grandparents were growing up at the time! These are ACTUAL newspaper articles included. (Though I doubt my grandparents nor anyone in their family could read, so they may have been unaware of it all).
This is a true story based on actual events and actual people, but it is fictionalized.
And who could resist these Kopp sisters that ...more
This is a true story based on actual events and actual people, but it is fictionalized.
And who could resist these Kopp sisters that ...more
I picked this up because I generally enjoy historical crime novels, and I have a particular interest in WWI-era New York environs. What I didn't know until after finishing the story is that it's based on a real-life case. The story revolves around three sisters living by themselves in rural New Jersey, who find themselves the subject of harassment and persecution by a well-to-do silk factory owner. It all starts off when his car crashes into their carriage, and he refuses to pay the $50 in damag
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Sep 01, 2015
Jessica
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Shelves:
mystery,
historical
It's not often that you find historical fiction based in true events that is both meticulously researched and able to wear the author's hours in the archives lightly, making this something of a rare treat. At times it plays a bit slowly, but Constance is a compelling heroine and could easily make the jump into a more fully fictional mystery series protagonist.
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This book was a cover buy for me, which doesn't happen very often. It was a very fast read, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I do want to mention that even though this was shelved in the Mystery section (that's where I picked it up), this is not a mystery. It's historical fiction. This novel is a fictionalized account loosely based on true events (with some embellishments). I was slightly taken aback when I started reading it, but I really like the writer's voice, and the book redeemed itsel
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Great!
This was a great book, I couldn't stop reading it. The author has a gift for building anticipation and I'm excited to read the next in the series. ...more
This was a great book, I couldn't stop reading it. The author has a gift for building anticipation and I'm excited to read the next in the series. ...more
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