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The Chili Queen
The Chili Queen
Author: Sandra Dallas
A whorehouse madam, a bank robber, a mail-order bride and a former slave romp around 1860s New Mexico in this fifth novel from the author of The Persian Pickle Club. As she has before, Dallas weaves a beguiling plot and creates engaging characters and dialogue. The first part of the book is narrated by Addie French, a madam at the Chili Queen wh...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312303495
ISBN-10: 0312303491
Publication Date: 9/5/2002
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 39 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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PBSmaven avatar reviewed The Chili Queen on + 107 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
This is one of the best books I've ever read. I could not put it down and finished it in one day....GLUED to it! Great story, fabulous characters and a terrific twist at the end. A MUST READ!
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Helpful Score: 8
I have read most of Sandra Dallas' books but this is decidedly different. It had lots of surprises...some I saw coming and one or two I didn't. It was an enjoyable read.
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Helpful Score: 7
Full of twists and turns! A great read!
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Helpful Score: 6
Good to the last page. :-) Jean
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Helpful Score: 5
WOW!! This novel is full of twists and turns. It is set in Prohibition-era Montana and gives you a peek into what life was like back then. Dallas weaves a wonderful tale as only she can.
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Readnmachine avatar reviewed The Chili Queen on + 1440 more book reviews
Can't really review this one without giving it all away, but this is now my favorite Sandra Dallas book. She's done a total about-face from her usual heartwarming tales involving salt-of-the-earth types persevering through hardship, with families and communities bound together by the strong female characters who inhabitat them.

Suffice to say, there are drifters and grifters and plenty of twists in this sprightly western. The observant reader will see some of them, but I'd bet money that they won't see them all.


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