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The
BookBitch
By
Lesa
Holstine
The
second
book
in Parker’s
Silver
Rush
mystery
series
is just
as intriguing
as the
award-winning
debut,
Silver
Lies.
Inez
Stannert,
owner
of the
Silver
Queen
Saloon
in Leadville,
CO,
is uneasy
during
the
summer
of 1880.
The
city
is already
in turmoil
following
a miners’
strike.
Now,
the
railroad
is coming
to town,
causing
further
disruptions.
Lot
jumpers,
eager
to make
a profit
on land,
are
even
threatening
the
local
hospital.
When
Inez’
friend,
Susan,
a photographer,
witnesses
an act
of sabotage
against
the
railroad,
she’s
knocked
unconscious
by an
avalanche,
and
doesn’t
remember
exactly
what
she
overheard.
To make
things
worse,
General
Ulysses
S. Grant
is planning
to arrive
on the
first
train
to Leadville.
Only
fifteen
years
after
the
Civil
War,
feelings
are
still
stirred
up in
the
community.
Murder
and
intrigue
are
all
wrapped
up in
the
historical
events
of the
time
period,
and
Inez
soon
finds
herself
at the
heart
of it.
Historical
mystery
fans
will
definitely
learn
about
the
1870s
and
1880s
in this
appealing
series.
08/06
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