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Another Sage Adair Historical Mystery

May 13, 2014
by Caroline Miller
Black Drop, historical mystery, Susan Stoner
2 Comments

Black Drop, the fourth novel in Susan Stoner’s Sage Adair mystery series hits the bookstores this month. Set in the Pacific Northwest during the 1900s, Adair, an undercover agent for the Labor movement, is the hot on the trail of a would-be assassin. President Theodore Roosevelt is the target as he makes his tour of the area. If that assignment isn’t daunting enough, during his investigation, the detective stumbles upon a group of community leaders involved in a child sex ring. Mayhem ensues as Adair attempts to foil both schemes, a feat that places those dear to him in harm’s way.    

 “A page turner,” is the only way to describe this new saga and for someone like myself, who has never been a history buff, it’s a palatable way to learn about the period. Stoner’s research offers a creditable tableau of life during a rough and tumble era and provides colorful glimpses of its societal strata, including a burgeoning Chinese population. The legitimate and illegitimate interactions of diverse actors makes for unpredictable outcomes.

 Stoner’s style goes down well, too — crisp Hemingway-like sentences salted with enough imagery to create her unique voice. The reader’s eyes glide easily down the pages of this well-laid plot because we know who some of the villains are at the outset. The tension lies in wondering how the protagonist will juggle the many intrigues barreling down on him. We may suspect Adair will triumph in the end but how he achieves resolution comes in a series of fast-paced twists and turns. The reader is in for some hair raising experiences which make the price for the book, $14.95, a bargain.

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(Courtesy of Yamhill Press.)

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  1. Susan Stoner May 13, 2014 at 11:11 am Reply
    Caroline: Many thanks for the wonderful review. Are you for hire as a copywriter? You put your finger on my purpose--to offer up history in a slip-down-the-throat story. Susan
    • Caroline Miller May 13, 2014 at 11:43 am Reply
      And slip down it does. Congratulations.

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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.

Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015

Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens.  She also published the story Gustav Pavel,  a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.

Caroline has published four novels

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  • Trompe l’Oeil
  • Gothic Spring
  • Heart Land

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