Prologue Lost The Cut, Montana Territory. October 1870. The dog stopped along the trail ahead of him, growling. Yellowstone Jack Baronett reined in his horse and dismounted, taking his gun from the saddle. He soon saw what had captured the dog’s attention: an animal was dragging itself slowly up the side of the Cut, a […]
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What the staff at Poor Richard’s Books thinks you should be reading right now
As part of The Colorado Sun’s literature section — SunLit — we’re featuring staff picks from book stores across the state. >> Click here for more SunLit This week’s bookstore: Poor Richard’s Books & Gifts, 320 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs poorrichardsdowntown.com When We Cease to Understand the World By Benjamin LabatutNew York Review of […]
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SunLit Excerpt: “Pieces of Everyone, Everywhere” digs deep, but carefully, into Denver history
Excerpted from “Pieces of Everyone, Everywhere” by Cynthia Swanson, copyright 2022 by Cynthia Swanson, included in the anthology “Denver Noir ” edited by Cynthia Swanson. Used with permission of the author and Akashic Books (akashicbooks.com). “Denver Noir” is available May 3. Cheesman Park Digging graves is straightforward labor, involving little more than brute strength and a sufficiently […]
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What the staff at Old Firehouse Books thinks you should be reading right now
As part of The Colorado Sun’s literature section — SunLit — we’re featuring staff picks from book stores across the state. >> Click here for more SunLit This week’s bookstore: Old Firehouse Books, 232 Walnut St., Fort Collins oldfirehousebooks.com | @OFirehouseBooks on Twitter, Instagram Saint Death’s Daughter By CSE CooneySolaris$27.99 April 12, 2022 >> Purchase […]
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SunLit Excerpt: “Grand Mal” introduces one man’s story of late onset epilepsy
Unbeknownst to me, the mosquito bite I failed to avoid had given me a case of encephalitis, a viral infection that causes inflammation of the brain. Though I recovered quite soon from a presentation of flu-like symptoms of the condition, the disease left residual damage to my brain. That damage was the cause of my […]
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SunLit Excerpt: “Gone to Darkness” begins with a fog-shrouded mystery by the tracks
Chapter 1 To hell with their laws and restrictions. You have a great and wise heart, Sydney Rose. And that makes for a much better guide to what’s wrong and what’s right. —Effie “Grams” Parnell. Private conversation. My first official homicide investigation began without a corpse. An actual body is what triggers a murder case. […]
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SunLit Special Edition: “Tell Me Everything” combines an investigation with personal memoir
My first few cases, I had no idea what I was doing. Grayson sent me to a women’s triathlon where a personal injury client had gotten run over by a bicycle the previous year. His instructions were rushed—for lawyers, every minute is worth dollars—so I wasn’t sure how to find witnesses to talk to. During […]
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What the staff at Poor Richard’s Books thinks you should be reading right now
As part of The Colorado Sun’s literature section — SunLit — we’re featuring staff picks from book stores across the state. >> Click here for more SunLit This week’s bookstore: Poor Richard’s Books & Gifts, 320 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs poorrichardsdowntown.com From the River to the Sea By John SedgwickAvid Reader Press, Simon & […]
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SunLit Excerpt: “The Mervin Gardens Murders” — mystery among an older demographic
The elderly occupants of an independent living luxury complex in Denver are dying at an unusually high rate. When Leah Lamont’s gentleman friend, Sidney Luft, is found dead after leaving her apartment, she fears a killer is at large. Sidney Luft was not a vain man, but he allowed himself a modest measure of satisfaction […]
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What the staff at Old Firehouse Books thinks you should be reading right now
As part of The Colorado Sun’s literature section — SunLit — we’re featuring staff picks from book stores across the state. >> Click here for more SunLit This week’s bookstore: Old Firehouse Books, 232 Walnut St., Fort Collins oldfirehousebooks.com | @OFirehouseBooks on Twitter, Instagram The Love Hypothesis By Ali HazelwoodBerkley$16.00 Sept. 14, 2021 >> Purchase […]