Thursday, January 23, 2020

Book Beginning: Bitter Cry: A Sage Adair Historical Mystery by S. L. Stoner

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
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MY BOOK BEGINNING



The boy slipped into the saloon on the heels of a stumbling drunk.

Bitter Cry by S. L. Stoner, a Sage Adair historical mystery. This is the eighth mystery in Stoner's Sage Adair series, set in the early 1900s in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. Adair is a secret operative in the early days of organized labor.

From the back cover:
Night fog drives a young newsboy into a seedy saloon where his appearance catapults Sage Adair into a world of painful memories, child exploitation and frantic searches for missing loved ones.



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YOUR BOOK BEGINNING




TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.


MY FRIDAY 56

“They sent a twelve-year-old into a saloon and a whorehouse?”

Fong’s nod was sad as he said, “all night long, that where they send him – brothels, restaurants, saloons, opium dens, gambling houses.”






8 comments :

  1. Great opening lines! Thanks for sharing...and for hosting.

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  2. Saloons and whorehouses? What kind of book are you reading? Ha! My Friday Quotes

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  3. This one seems interesting. Enjoy your current read!

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  4. Sounds like an emotional read. Hope it's good! Happy reading.

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  5. What an eye-opening/mouth-dropping 56!! I bet it makes for a good read though! I added you to the linky. Happy weekend!

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  6. That intro does grab your attention. Have a great weekend!

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  7. Not the one for me. I hope you enjoy/enjoyed it. I'd love for you and your readers to check out mine! https://lisaksbookthoughts.blogspot.com/2020/01/its-cozy-food-friday-that-means-its_24.html

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  8. Intriguing opening. Hope you are enjoying it.

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