I
haven’t read a book that drew me in and entertained me so much in a long time.
Despite being a novel, Girl Waits with Gun is based on facts. Constance Kopp
and her sisters live a secluded life on a New Jersey farm in 1914. On a trip
into town their buggy is struck by a car driven by drunken local businessman,
Henry Kaufman. When Constance contacts Kaufman for payment to repair the buggy,
she opens the door to a series of threatening incidents by Kaufman and his
minions. While trying to simply get the money, she stumbles across dark secrets
regarding Henry’s past and present as well as other family secrets. With
an indomitable sense of rectitude and the aid of Sheriff Robert Heath, she
follows the trails and unravels the evidence behind the mysteries. There is a surprising but true twist at the end to wrap up the story.
Had I not
known this to be based on historical fact, it would have been an entertaining
story with far too many coincidences – but instead I found it a fascinating and
irresistible reading experience.
CAS
