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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