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Melissa Lenhardt
Melissa Lenhardt is the author the Jack McBride mystery series, as well as the Laura Elliston historical fiction series. Her debut mystery, STILLWATER, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers’ MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest, and SAWBONES, her historical fiction debut, was hailed as a... show more



Melissa Lenhardt is the author the Jack McBride mystery series, as well as the Laura Elliston historical fiction series. Her debut mystery, STILLWATER, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers’ MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest, and SAWBONES, her historical fiction debut, was hailed as a "thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new subgenre: the feminist Western" by Lone Star Literary Life. A lifelong Texan, she lives in the Dallas area with her husband and two sons.

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Hooked on Books
Hooked on Books rated it 7 years ago
I'm not the biggest fan of Rosemund, after what happened between her and Kindle at the beginning of this book, along with her continued deception so it was hard for me to read this story without wanting to just strangle her!! Plus I think Laura let Rosemund off a little too easy & Kindle too for tha...
Hooked on Books
Hooked on Books rated it 7 years ago
Not as good as the first book I thought but still a hell of a story!
Hooked on Books
Hooked on Books rated it 7 years ago
I just found another book and author to add to my favorites list. I'd give it 10 stars if I could- it was that good! I was expecting a light read but this 1871 western frontier story is so much more then that. Be prepared for one hell of a roller coaster ride with some very dark, intense moments. If...
MarkAlan
MarkAlan rated it 9 years ago
It's a gripping read. Post US Civil War Texas, massacres, a feminist female doctor accused of murder on the run, kidnapping, rape, it's all there. Here's the blurb: When Dr. Catherine Bennett is wrongfully accused of murder, she knows her fate likely lies with a noose unless she can disappear. F...
Ramblings of an Avid Reader
Ramblings of an Avid Reader rated it 9 years ago
Sawbones, the latest novel by Melissa Lenhardt (which is also the first novel in the new Laura Elliston series), catches you from the cover, and keeps you hooked straight through to the last page. Content Warning: Graphic violence and rape. This novel begins with our heroine in a bit of a sticky...
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