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Behind the Masks

the Diary of Angeline Reddy
Oct 17, 2016TheresaAJ rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Angeline Reddy's beloved Papa has been killed by a knife stab to the back in the 1880 gold-mining town of Bodie, California. As Angie and her mother struggle with the death, other events in this wild frontier impact their lives. Using the gothic-like language of the 19th century, Angie and her friend Ling Loi Wing solve a mystery, witness an armed standoff, and see an unmasking, an election, and heroism. The author weaves historical facts about Bodie with fictional characters to create a vivid portrait of characters often used viewed as stereotypes -- soiled doves, respectable women, law enforcement, robbers, miners, and Chinese laborers. Period photographs of Bodie round out this fast-moving novel.