Historical
Novels
Review
In
Leadville,
Colorado,
in 1880,
the
town
is waiting
for
the
railroad
to be
constructed,
but
not
everyone
is happy
about
the
way
things
will
change.
When
Inez
Stannert's
friend,
Susan,
fails
to arrive
from
Twin
Lakes
at the
appointed
meeting
time,
Inez
finds
herself
drawn
into
a mystery
when
she
finds
her
friend.
Was
Susan
injured
in a
simple
rock
sliede,
or was
the
railroad
deliberately
sabotaged?
But
even
as Inez
tried
to solve
the
mystery,
she
must
deal
with
the
changing
realities
of her
own
life.
Inez
is involved
with
the
Reverend
Sands,
yet
she's
attracted
to the
payroll
guard
to the
Denver
and
Rio
Grande
Railroad,
Preston
Holt,
and
she
wonders
what's
become
of her
errant
husband,
Mark.
Not
to mention,
she's
at odds
with
her
business
partner
with
the
Silver
Queen
Saloon.
This
novel
is paced
well
and
contains
a wonderful
array
of charqacters.
Inez
is a
fabulous
character
choice
for
an amateur
detective:
she
is independent
and
can
beat
a man
at a
man's
game.
Parker
pays
great
attention
to historical
detail,
and
Iron
Ties
is an
excellent
mystery.
I have
to read
the
first
of the
series
now.
By
Janette
King
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