Girl Waits With Gun

· A Kopp Sisters Novel Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins
4.2
30 reviews
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448
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About this eBook

NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The first in the Kopps Sisters Novel Series, Girl Waits with Gun is an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation’s first female deputy sheriffs.
Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.
A New York Times Editors' Choice
“A smart, romping adventure, featuring some of the most memorable and powerful female characters I've seen in print for a long time. I loved every page as I followed the Kopp sisters through a too-good-to-be-true (but mostly true!) tale of violence, courage, stubbornness, and resourcefulness.”—Elizabeth Gilbert

Ratings and reviews

4.2
30 reviews
Ava Laube
30 September 2015
This book was mildly predictable but still compelling enough to keep me entertained. It was a nice light read. I finished it on a lazy day off. Definitely worth the time for anyone who enjoys historical fiction. And the fact that it was based on a true story was pretty interesting as well.
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Denise Louise
21 September 2017
This was a really good read. I loved all of the characters.The story is based on actual events and Constance Kopp was really the first female deputy sheriff.
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M Mitchell
5 May 2016
Easy read based on a true story. I love to see a women becoming empowered!!
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About the author

AMY STEWART is the New York Times best-selling author of the acclaimed Kopp Sisters series, which began with Girl Waits with Gun. Her seven nonfiction books include The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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