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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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In April I enjoyed the privilege of being interviewed on My Bookcase Slays, by host and author Melissa Westemeier. It was a terrific conversation and she was very complimentary about The Harvey Girl. Thanks, Melissa! She was kind enough to send me a list of her questions in advance. See
Today’s email to Dan and Lisa
You’re a member of Congress, and according to the US Constitution in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, Congress has the power of the purse. Are you going to stand buy and let Trump loot the taxpayers for a fund to make millionaires out of his MAGA followers? Asking for
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