” . . . literate and suspenseful . . . “
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Knode’s second entry is complex both in plot and setting, equal parts mystery and primer in the art of drilling for oil.”
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Kirkus
“Helen Knode has created a riveting mystery that combines elements of Upton Sinclair and There Will Be Blood with a hard-edged heroine who isn’t afraid to get grease under her fingernails.”
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Denise Hamilton, author of Damage Control and the Eve Diamond mystery series
“This book is a blast — a gutsy, funny heroine and a story that’s a pulse-pounding thrill ride.”
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Janet Evanovich
“I fell in love with the people, the place, and most of all the words in Helen Knode’s Wildcat Play.”
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Michael Connelly
“Conspiracy, murder, and family secrets eventually explode in an exciting conclusion.”
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Publisher’s Weekly
“Wildcat Play is populated with characters that would not be out of place in the TV show Dallas . . .”
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Cindy Widner, Austin Chronicle
“One of the freshest mysteries I’ve read in a long time . . .”
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Jan Burke, Edgar Award-winning author of Bones and Disturbance
“…fueled purely by thrill-a-minute storytelling…”
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Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald
“There’s a pleasurable wit and verve to Wildcat Play that makes it a memorable mystery novel . . .”
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Sarah Weinman, National Post
“Plenty of combustible action . . . would appeal to Nevada Barr readers who enjoy an independent female lead fighting against the odds.”
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Library Journal