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Iron
Ties
Poisoned
Pen,
$24.95
(369p)
ISBN:
1590582624
Susan
Carothers
is a
young
photographer
in the
Old
West,
hoping
her
prints
of the
magnificent
Colorado
landscape
will
sell
in her
gallery.
But
a solo
trip
into
the
high
country
quickly
turns
into
a nightmare
when
she
witnesses
a murder,
and
a dynamite
blast
unleashes
a rockslide
that
kills
one
man
involved
in the
murder
and
nearly
kills
her.
Carothers
recuperates
while
her
friend,
Inez
Stannert,
tries
to piece
together
what
exactly
it was
that
Susan
witnessed.
Stannert
owns
Leadville's
saloon
and
can't
afford
to have
the
small
community
on which
she's
staked
her
future
be reduced
to lawlessness.
This
sequel
to the
critically
acclaimed
Silver
Ties
(2003)
will
not
disappoint
Parker's
fans.
The
characters
have
depth,
their
motivations
are
subtle,
and
their
pain
very
human.
Add
carefully
researched
and
fascinating
period
detail,
and
one
has
a well-crafted
novel
that
will
appeal
to readers
of mysteries,
historical
fiction,
and
genre
westerns.
Wes
Lukowsky
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