Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions

Amy Stewart

Sep 2017 · A Kopp Sisters Novel Book 3 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

The bestselling author of Girl Waits with Gun brings the real-life escapades of the famous crime-fighting Kopp sisters to life in this extraordinary novel that is "perfect for book groups" (Booklist). Deputy sheriff Constance Kopp stands up to the “morality” laws of 1916, defending the independent young women in her prison against dubious charges when no one else will. From the patriotic Edna Heustis, who left home to work in a munitions factory, to the sixteen-year-old runaway Minnie Davis, these and other publicly shamed women who were packed off to a state-run reformatory find an unlikely ally in Constance, who uses her authority — and occasionally exceeds it — to investigate and defend them at all costs. But it's Constance's sister Fleurette who forces her to reckon with her own ideas of how a young woman should and shouldn't behave. Set against the backdrop of World War I, and drawn from true characters and events, this novel is timeless in its themes of justice and equality, and is sure to delight fans of historical and detective fiction alike.

Ratings and reviews

law-enforcement, criminal-injustice-system, historical-fiction, historical-research, early-20th-century***** I can't believe that I left this Miss Kopp languish in my TBR pile for so long! I adore the characters , writing style, and historical exploration in this series. In this one, Constance finally gets a badge to accompany her handcuffs and handgun, Fleurette goes off with a vaudeville troupe, Norma gets ready for war by training messenger pigeons, and two young women are rescued by Constance from the idiocy of some misogynistic laws of pre WW1 New Jersey while fending off long distance marriage proposals from clueless idiots. Loved it! Narrator Christina Moore is excellent in her audio interpretation.

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About the author

AMY STEWART is the New York Times best-selling author of the acclaimed Kopp Sisters series, which began with Girl Waits with Gun. Her seven nonfiction books include The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants. She lives in Portland, Oregon.