So, I just finished my 7th Sandra Dallas novel - and found out it was her first! Mighty auspicious start, I must say. The reviews said it best - the strength is not in the story - the plot lines are old and hackneyed - but in the characters, the dialogue, and recreation of a time past.
It is quite different from her other books. I have noticed that some of them - those that deal with the boom-town Gold Rush days of Colorado - seem very similar in tone and depiction. The others just seem to be a little life unto themselves. I like both kinds!!
She has 10 novels and 7 non-fiction works. So I still have more to read. But I'm taking a little detour with my book group pick and the new latest Maisie Dobbs!
But you just might enjoy reading about Buster Midnight and the Unholy Three!
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