In Death in Copper Town by Lakota Grace, Pegasus Quincy has taken her first job as a deputy in Mingus, AZ, where her long- estranged grandfather, H.T. Tewksbury, lives. Soon after taking office upon the death of the previous deputy, Peg gets a call from the fire department that while fighting a fire, they discovered the body of an unknown man who seems to have fallen off a cliff. The sheriff wants her to close the case right away, but Peg senses there is something wrong about the death and insists on investigating further. As she looks into the murder of Druce Kevern, Peg finds a wide range of crimes going on amid this murder, but which is related to the murder and which separate on its own?
Death in Copper Town was an interesting book with a vivid setting in the rural areas of Arizona, which we soon come to envision and see as a separate character in the book. The setting acts as a catalyst for many actions in the book. The plot starts slowly before it picks up speed at the end. I would have preferred to find more consistency in the timing of the actions in the book. The characters for the most part have individual natures, but some run together a bit. The audio performance helps a lot in keeping the characters straight.
The audio edition of this book is performed by Amy Otteson, who does a decent job with the book. She has created very distinct and recognizable voices for each character, but in trying to find a wide range of voices, Otteson has settled on rather annoying voices for a couple of the male characters. However, this wasn’t too annoying an issue. Otteson does a good job of making the listener believe that she is indeed a rookie deputy exploring her job for the first time, determined to prove herself to the world. Otterson further helps to give this book the feel of the Arizona setting.
Overall, I felt that Death in Copper Town was an interesting book with promise, but I would like a lot more evenness in the pacing of the plot and more distinction of the characters. I especially liked the Arizona setting of the book. I give this book four stars.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free for review purposes, but that had no influence on the content of my review.
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