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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