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Anne Sweazy-Kulju

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Tate Publishing

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Historical Fiction

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16+

Release Date

September 17, 2014

ISBN

978-1625107954

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The Ghosts of Bodie Harbor Violent Memories...Any of Them Yours? Bad whiskey, bad weather, bad men? BODIE is the most violent town in America’s history. Two sisters sharing a psychic dream investigate and uncover a 120-year old murder mystery, a century-old love story, and a political conspiracy that transcends time. They’ll discover Bodie harbors many violent memories—any of them yours?

The Ghosts of Bodie Harbor Violent Memories...Any of Them Yours?

Bad whiskey, bad weather, bad men? BODIE is the most violent town in America’s history. Two sisters sharing a psychic dream investigate and uncover a 120-year old murder mystery, a century-old love story, and a political conspiracy that transcends time. They’ll discover Bodie harbors many violent memories—any of them yours?

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2014 WILLA Literary Award Silver Medal Winner

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Bad Whiskey, Bad Weather, Bad men...History blames them for the town’s legendary murder-a-day average. In the western gold mining town of Bodie, a violent history, circa 1879, is the one thing that just will-not-die. Alternately, a dangerous conspiracy among villainous men and a wicked woman seems to be one thing that endures.

The story takes place in both the 1870’s and the 1990’s, with many characters intertwined in time and place. Two orphaned sisters sharing a psychic dream—and a host of abandonment issues, have one foot in each century until a past-life regression bridges the gap. What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a hired assassin in Bodie, now a California State Park.

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"Sweazy-Kulju keeps her readers engaged and off-kilter in this gripping psychic thriller. The final showdown in the desert artfully ties the dual plots together into a harmonious whole." [WILLA Literary Awards, Judge's comment]