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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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I’d never known anyone who cared less about the opinions of others.
My review: The twelfth in Martin Limón’s Sueño and Bascom series, featuring two CID agents in South Korea in the early 80s, and I think his best by far. Three GI’s have gone missing, all of whom have abused Korean women, and Command sends Sueño and Bascom to find them.
The Roadhouse Report – April 2026
Bunches of THG links I have been interviewed about The Harvey Girl. I am being interviewed about The Harvey Girl. I will be interviewed about The Harvey Girl. I shall have been about to be interviewed about The Harvey Girl. "I have no nervous left." "Tough, focused, protean." "For many of [the
Lagniappe Sunday
Quote: “As Michael monitored outgoing deliveries in the garage, he told me about a unit in Hackensack that had belonged to a socialite. It was heaped with trash bags containing Prada dresses, Hermès scarves and jewelry. There were also empty vodka bottles, divorce papers and distressing financial documents…Her life had