There’s more than a hundred witnesses in the room, but no one sees who shot the newspaper reporter. If not for an offhanded bet, Morgan and Charity would never have gotten involved; he’s not one to let a friend down. The truth of who and why DeeDee’s big engagement is wrecked might never be known if they hadn’t, and it still may not be if the Lowells can’t get the right man elected governor of Texas. Crooked civil servants and politicians who think they’re above the law thwart their every effort. It’s a historic mystery wrapped in redemption, love, politics, and coercion at the Cow Palace.
My thoughts: Another fun mystery by Caryl McAdoo! I enjoyed the return to the series and reading another book featuring the Lowells, as they struggle with a mystery behind a murder that happened in front of more witnesses than usual. I love how the story came together, with the unexpected twists and turns. The beautiful message of love in forgiveness was woven throughout the story. This is a wonderful, suspenseful read to pick up!
I received this book from Celebrate Lit, This is my honest review.
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About the Author
Award-winning author Caryl McAdoo prays her story brings God glory, and her best-selling stories—over sixty published—delight Christian readers around the world. The prolific writer also enjoys singing the new songs the Lord gives her; you may listen at YouTube. Sharing four children and twenty-one grandsugars (three are greats), Caryl and Ron, her high-school-sweetheart-husband of fifty-three years, live in the woods south of Clarksville, seat of Red River County in far Northeast Texas. The McAdoos wait expectantly for God to open the next door.
More from Caryl
I have so enjoyed writing these mystery stories with Morgan and Charity Lowell—from several books, but primarily LEAVING TEXAS, book four in the “Cross Timbers Romance Family Saga—as the wise and apt investigators! Of course, I have to throw in a little romance. I just can’t help it!
In COERCION at The Cow Palace, we take a little jaunt from Dallas over to Fort Worth and its Hell’s Half Acre. The city was incorporated in 1873, the year COERCION is set, but already acted as a hub for all the cattle drives coming north through Ft. Worth to the Kansas Railways.
I grew up in Dallas and really hadn’t known that much of Fort Worth’s history, so the research proved so exhilarating! Army General William Worth proposed a string of forts to protect Texas’ new settlers but died with cholera before seeing this come to fruition. His successor named the fort for him thirty years before our story.
It had a booming population of over five thousand—plus almost another thousand slaves—before the Civil War. Afterwards, during the reconstruction, its citizenship dwindled to less than two hundred in the 1860s, but the following decade with the arrival of the railroad in 1976 firmly established “Cowtown, ” Fort Worth’s famous nickname.
I loved setting these characters in this famous Texas town. It’s been said that Fort Worth was where the West began! I say, “Let the fun begin as we figure out along with the Lowells who done it!”
Blessings, y’all!
Blog Stops
Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, February 4
For Him and My Family, February 5
Texas Book-aholic, February 6
Through the Fire Blogs, February 7 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 7
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, February 8
Inklings and notions, February 9
Locks, Hooks and Books, February 10
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, February 10 (Author Interview)
deb’s Book Review, February 11
Connie’s History Classroom, February 12
A Modern Day Fairy Tale, February 13 (Spotlight)
Musings of a Sassy Bookish Mama, February 14
A Baker’s Perspective, February 15 (Author Interview)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, February 16
Pause for Tales, February 17
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Caryl is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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I really like her books. this sounds like another good one.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts on this book, the title sounds fun and I like the cover and synopsis, this sounds like a great read
ReplyDeleteCoercion at the Cow Palace sounds like a great book, thanks for sharing it with me! Thanks, Inklings and Notions for sharing your review! Have a terrific weekend!
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