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.
Dana Stabenow is an award-winning author best known for her gripping crime fiction, richly drawn characters, and bringing the rugged beauty and complex cultures of Alaska to life. With a career spanning decades and dozens of books, she continues to captivate readers who crave smart, atmospheric storytelling.
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Laurie King’s thoughts on the Anthropic settlement process. The whole thing feels a bit silly, rather like one or two sales I’ve made to excitable Hollywood people that I knew full well would never make it even as far as a script, but if a check does arrive, it’ll be
Never mind the elections of 2000 and 2016, I’ve disliked the whole notion of the Electoral College since learning about it in civics class in high school. In his book, Let the People Pick the President, Jesse Wegman writes …the Electoral College…too violates the core democratic principles of political equality and
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