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Title: A Real Page Turner
Review: I have read mysteries from Robert Parker to P.D.James, but Tony Hillerman better look out for Steve Sherwood. If this novel, which won the Texas 2003 fiction award, is not a best seller, it surely should be. The characters are real people not stick figures, the plot moves at a good pace, and the case unravels for us and Peter Hoback, managing editor of the Hardwater, Wyoming newspaper. Having been to some of the mines and areas of the Wind Rivers, I felt as if I was part of the whole story because of Sherwood's setting and his skill at storytelling. I never like fight scenes because they see so contrived, but the one here made me wince and duck. I am even urging Peter not to go into the basement because I fear what might be there; however, Sherwood even teases me there.If you want to read a real page turner, spun by a pro, hurry up and order Hardwater before they all sell out!
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