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Girl Waits With Gun - Constance Kopp: Book 1

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Constance Kopp doesn't quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family -- and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.

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Amy Stewart is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including Girl Waits with Gun and the rest of the Kopp Sisters series, which are based on the true story of one of America's first female deputy sheriffs and her two rambunctious sisters. Her popular non-fiction titles include The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and Flower Confidential.

She lives in Portland with her husband Scott Brown, a rare book dealer. They own an independent bookstore called Eureka Books, which is so independent that it lives in California while they live in Oregon.


Summary

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten, true story of one of the US's first female deputy sheriffs.



Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mould. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters from the city to the country fifteen years before. When a powerful, ruthless factory owner runs down their buggy, a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their farm. The sheriff enlists her help, and it turns out that Constance has a knack for outwitting (and disarming) the criminal element, which might just take her back out into the world and onto a new path in life.

Through Amy Stewart’s exuberant storytelling, Constance Kopp catapults from a forgotten historical anecdote to an unforgettable historical-fiction heroine — an outsized woman not only ahead of her time, but sometimes even ahead of ours.

Foreword

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true story of one of America's first female deputy sheriffs.

Additional text

‘This is a fast-moving, joyful tale that lifts the spirits and causes many a smile. Very enjoyable stuff.’

Product details

Authors Amy Stewart
Publisher Scribe Publications
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.03.2016
 
EAN 9781925228571
ISBN 978-1-925228-57-1
No. of pages 416
Dimensions 128 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
Series Kopp Sisters
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, Crime & mystery: women sleuths, Crime & mystery fiction, Lady cop; lady cop makes trouble; Kopp sisters;

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