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