A Match of Wits

July 1, 2014
It's 1883, and after journalist Agatha Watson writes an expos' of New York City's brothels, the crime syndicates want her dead. For her protection, her publisher sends Agatha, a bodyguard, and a companion as far away as possiblein this case, the wild, wild West. Much to the chagrin of her guardians, feisty, fearless, always-ready-for-a-new-adventure Agatha is eager to tangle with anything the Colorado frontier throws her way. Everything, that is, including former boyfriend Zayne Beckett, who shows up unexpectedly, now a gold miner and drunk as a skunk. But Agatha is determined to put Zayne back on the straight and narrow, even if he doesn't want to go there. Between Zayne and the folks who want to kill her, Agatha sure has her hands full. Turano (A Most Peculiar Circumstance, 2013) has penned another winnera humorous battle-of-the-sexes novel that will appeal to a wide range of readers.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)