Girl Waits With Gun

See my full review at The Emerald City Book Review. This is definitely a character-driven mystery, not one with an elaborate or twisty plot, and though there are lots of threats there's little on-stage violence. The pleasure is in getting to know tart-tongued Norma, flamboyant Fleurette, and especially Constance, whose search for a place and a purpose in life is tantalizingly given a direction at the very end. I've no doubt that readers will be begging for a sequel, and Stewart seems inclined to oblige us. I'll be eagerly waiting for another installment in the story of the Kopp sisters.