Her entry begins:
I just finished Daniel Woodrell’s The Maid’s Version, a novel based on a true life event: a tragic dance hall fire in Missouri in the 1920’s that killed and maimed dozens of people. The mystery of who started the fire and why has never been solved, and the novel becomes both a memoir of the maid who is at the center of the tragedy and a generational narrative of the aftermath, told by the sons and daughters of the dead. Woodrell is...[read on]About The Outcasts, from the publisher:
A taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west.Learn more about the book and author at Kathleen Kent's website, blog, Facebook page, and Twitter perch.
It's the 19th century on the Gulf Coast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas brothel where she'd been a virtual prisoner, LucindaCarter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover, who has a plan to make them both rich, chasing rumors of a pirate's buried treasure.
Meanwhile Nate Cannon, a young Texas policeman with a pure heart and a strong sense of justice, is on the hunt for a ruthless killer named McGill who has claimed the lives of men, women, and even children across the frontier. Who--if anyone--will survive when their paths finally cross?
As Lucinda and Nate's stories converge, guns are drawn, debts are paid, and Kathleen Kent delivers an unforgettable portrait of a woman who will stop at nothing to make a new life for herself.
My Book, The Movie: The Outcasts.
The Page 69 Test: The Outcasts.
Writers Read: Kathleen Kent.
--Marshal Zeringue
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