Helpful Score: 2
An excellent book!!! Based loosely on Ohio's first woman sheriff in 1925. This transports us so well to the place and time with rich characters and setting. The struggles of the townspeople trying to take care of their families in a poor mining town (think Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford). I resented real life interruptions and I didn't want to put it down. I LOVED the ending but I am happy to find this is the beginning of a series.
Reading this book was like a breath of fresh air. It has strong, believable and intelligent female characters. There is a mystery and the interactions of members in a small community as the clues begin to unravel. And a good bit of the historical period keeps it interesting as well, about life in the very early twentieth century, with excellent prose from a gifted author! I loved it! I look forward to following the rest of the series. D.
