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1890. The lawless New Mexico Territory is overrun by criminals who steal money and land without consequence, and everyone carries a gun.
In Montaña Roja, robberies threaten Fred Harvey’s newest Harvey House restaurant. Disguised as a Harvey hostess, undercover Pinkerton agent Clare ventures west, risking exposure at every turn as she searches for answers the law won’t pursue—relying only on her instincts and her derringer to survive.
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The wood on the island is dark and deep but it is not lovely
Two detective inspectors from Glasgow, one of them recently back from sick leave (possibly too soon?) are sent to investigate a death on Eilean Eadar, a very tiny, very remote Scottish island. The island’s inhabitants have lived and fished there for generations, they aren’t welcoming to mainlanders, and they resent
Lagniappe Sunday
Quote: “The map of medieval Europe was redrawn, in part, because somebody forgot to close the toilet lid.”Dana sez, Richard I, unquestionably one of the most over-idolized figures in history. (h/t Laughing Squid) Quote: “In a Mar. 19 letter to members of the Legislature by Alaska Attorney General Designee Stephen Cox defended
Random Saturday
The receipts: Star Wars: A New HopeDirector: George LucasEditor: Marcia Lucas Pulp FictionDirector: Quentin TarantinoEditor: Sally Menke JawsDirector: Stephen SpielbergEditor: Verna Fields Taxi DriverDirector: Martin ScorceseEditor: Marcia Lucas GoodfellasDirector: Martin ScorceseEditor: Thelma Schoonmaker Lawrence of ArabiaDirector: David LeanEditor: Anne V. Coates