Her first novel in the Kinship Historical Mystery series, THE WIDOWS, won the. JESS MONTGOMERY is the author of the Kinship Historical Mystery series, inspired by a true-life s female sheriff in Appalachia. You can find out more about her books at bltadwin.ru, or on Facebook @JessMontgomeryAuthor/5. Jess writes the Kinship series set in s’ Appalachian Ohio. She has won awards for her writing from the Montgomery County Arts Cultural District (Ohio) and the Ohio Arts Council. Jess also directs a writers’ workshop, teaches creative writing, and speaks frequently at writers’ workshops and conferences. Available in hardcover, trade paperback and ebook. The Widows is a gripping historical mystery about two women whose lives collide when the man they both love is murdered. When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town’s widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death.
"The Widows kept me on the edge of my seat. Montgomery is a masterful storyteller." —Lee Martin, author of Pulitzer Prize-Finalist The Bright Forever Kinship, Ohio, When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town's widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death. This was a first time read for me by Jess Montgomery that was a well-written novel. "The Widows" is set in 's Ohio, in a small town that depends on its living from a mining company. Lily Ross is the Sheriff's wife of Bronwyn County who serves as the jail mistress, and who enjoys working with her husband. The second novel in Jess Montgomery's remarkable series set in a 's Ohio mining town is every bit as memorable and vivid as the first, The Widows, which was far and away one of the best books of Montgomery brings to life the story of the first female sheriff, Lily Ross, in tiny Kinship, Ohio.
The Widows is the first book in the Kinship series, a historical mystery written by Jess Montgomery. I stumbled upon the second book in the series on NetGalley recently and requested it the story focuses on a female sheriff, which is also a key role in my book series - I had to read it!. Jess Montgomery takes readers into Appalachian history with her new novel, The Widows. But the characters behind this tale are more than fascinating—to Montgomery, they are healing. A few months after our youngest child went off to college, I was at loose ends, partly from empty-nest syndrome but also because for months I’d been unmoored from any clear direction as a writer—a situation exacerbated if not triggered by a difficult situation in my family of origin on my mother’s side. Inspired by the true story of Ohio’s first female sheriff, The Widows by Jess Montgomery is a powerful debut about two women’s search for justice as they take on the corruption at the heart of their community. The characters in Jess Montgomery’s debut novel, The Widows, wait for signs. The cry of a hawk wheeling in the Kinship, Ohio sky, the ominous hoot of an owl in darkness—these omens and others guide Montgomery’s characters.
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