title: Girl with a Gun: An Annie Oakley Mystery
author:  Kari Bovee 
description: Bovees debut novel brings readers solidly into the heyday of the Wild West shows, providing wonderful details about the elaborate costumes and the characters remarkable marksmanship . . . There are enough entertaining elements to keep readers guessing, including romance, rivalries, jealousy, and at least one evil character from Annies past. The prose has a charming simplicity, which keeps the attention focused on the action and the well-developed protagonist. A quick, fun read with engaging rodeo scenes.<br /><i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><br />"A fast-paced plot keeps the pages turning. Readers interested in strong American women will welcome this new series. . ."<br /><i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br />"Absorbing, heartfelt, and thrilling, <i>Girl with a Gun</i> shows off young Annie Oakleys skills as a sharpshooter and as a loyal detective. From the period details to the Wild West setting, I was completely immersed in the story and in the larger-than-life characters. Its a fun as a rodeo, and nearly as dangerous. Like Annie herself, Bovees prose sparkles with precision and skill.<br />Martha Conway, author of <i>Underground River</i>, <i>New York Times</i> Book Review Editors Choice<br /><br />"Kari Bove paints a captivating portrait of the young sharpshooter, Annie Oakley, in <em>Girl with a Gun</em>. A diverting plot filled with unexpected twists and turns enthralls and satisfies the reader as Annie is transformed from a nave Quaker girl to an independent young woman. This lively mix of historical fiction, romance, and mystery hits the target!<br />Susan McDuffie, author of the award winning Muirteach McPhee Mysteries
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  # Shoot Like a Girl
  
  
  ### A Prequel Novella to Girl with a Gun
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Kari Bovée
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2019 by Kari Bovée
  
  
  Published by Bosque Publishing
  
  
  ISBN-13: 978-1-947905-03-0 (e-bk)
  
  
  ISBN-13: 978-1-947905-04-7 (p-bk)
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
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  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
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  # Praise for Girl with a Gun - An Annie Oakley Mystery
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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