1887 The Day They Turned Off the Water
- Available as: E-Book, Softcover, & Dust Jacket Hardcover
- Published: 2022
- Pages: 170
This historical mystery thriller, a novella in the Langsford Mysteries, takes readers back to the American Old West where the fight for water in California is just beginning.
Spring 1887. Melting snowpack from the High Sierras will soon turn California’s central valley into lush fields, but an armed man with a Sharps rifle shut off a headwater gate to a watery-ditch and stood guard. After an unexpected confrontation with Double B Ranch owner, Jake Sanders, along with ranch-hand Kacha, this gunman now lies died and Jake along with wounded Kacha, are both jailed for murder.
The unscrupulous lobbyist who “steals to get the office and who gets the office to steal,” Billy “Boss” Carr, claims to know nothing about the man or the situation, in spite of owning the land where the headwater gate is. Water is profitable for Carr, however, and he is aligned with both the prosecutor and judge. It is up to Jake’s wife, Sally, to find a way to prove Jake and Kacha’s innocence: the truth of the matter. But with these powerful men stacking the odds against her, can she?
Spring 1887. Melting snowpack from the High Sierras will soon turn California’s central valley into lush fields, but an armed man with a Sharps rifle shut off a headwater gate to a watery-ditch and stood guard. After an unexpected confrontation with Double B Ranch owner, Jake Sanders, along with ranch-hand Kacha, this gunman now lies died and Jake along with wounded Kacha, are both jailed for murder.
The unscrupulous lobbyist who “steals to get the office and who gets the office to steal,” Billy “Boss” Carr, claims to know nothing about the man or the situation, in spite of owning the land where the headwater gate is. Water is profitable for Carr, however, and he is aligned with both the prosecutor and judge. It is up to Jake’s wife, Sally, to find a way to prove Jake and Kacha’s innocence: the truth of the matter. But with these powerful men stacking the odds against her, can she?
REVIEWS
It was so gripping I couldn't put the book down. What a wonderful story.
- UK Reviewer
Whether you are already a fan of A.E. Wasserman’s excellent historical mysteries or simply appreciate a well written, riveting piece of Historical Fiction, this novella will both entertain and educate.
- US Reviewer
This is an important story, clearly and simply told. The characters are deftly established and come close to unforgettable.
- The Historical Novel Society
It was so gripping I couldn't put the book down. What a wonderful story.
- UK Reviewer
Whether you are already a fan of A.E. Wasserman’s excellent historical mysteries or simply appreciate a well written, riveting piece of Historical Fiction, this novella will both entertain and educate.
- US Reviewer
This is an important story, clearly and simply told. The characters are deftly established and come close to unforgettable.
- The Historical Novel Society
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