
The Deseret Reckoning
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Megyn von Gal
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Michael Russell
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Matthew Huffman
About this listen
The latest stunning release from the author of Of Dice and Men comes a tale based in history, told through the eyes of Susan Kingsley, a shy yet bold museum assistant in the midst of change, displacement, and growth.
Susan Kingsley is a historical acquisitions assistant with career ambitions at the Smithsonian Museum. She shares an apartment with her ex-husband, FBI special agent Andrew Harrison.
Susan has discovered copies of a series of letters from 1870 describing a wagon train from Santa Fe, New Mexico, bound for the Deseret Territory, the Mormon lands prior to Utah statehood, and a hidden mine.
The new owner of the letters, twenty-seven-year-old Tom Sullivan, a distant relative of the recipient, joins two older friends on a camping trip to discover the source of the letters. While Susan tracks Tom and his letters across Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, Andrew tails her every step. After a chance encounter with Kat, a friendly face at a challenging time, a bolder, fiercer Susan emerges.
As Susan’s character arc grows, Andrew’s arc delves from petty disagreements to all-out fraud and deception, a cop with a grudge. What secrets will be revealed? What has been hidden in the mine? Will Susan succeed, or will Andrew sabotage her efforts and commit the ultimate crime?
©2023 Matthew L. Huffman (P)2024 Matthew L. HuffmanCritic reviews
"This irresistible novel manages the curious trick of making the reader want to stand up and cheer... A transformative tale of personal reinvention from a masterful storyteller." - Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Star Award Winner)
"... a thoughtful but well-paced adventure... raising the stakes, right till the end. This novel is as much a journey of self discovery and newfound determination as it is a quest for retracing a historical trail." --BookLife
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- jacarape
- 03-13-25
I lost my review, not typing 4 paragraphs again
Good book, nice (rare) for a single book to have a beginning, middle and end. No 17 book series? Excellent.
Narration, you know what? It was good. I could nit pick, male vs female differential. I hope the narrator continues, I’d like to hear more of her work. (REM: follow)
Story-very cool two timelines merge, long dead male voice comes alive.
So the review that I accidentally deleted isn’t worth rehashing. Bottom line is once you get out of the self imposed Susan drama, the story comes alive and is 100% excellent. Except the FBI guy, he made a grand exit but it was way late.
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- Paul S.
- 03-10-25
Journey of self discovery.
Fun to follow along as Susan gains confidence. Also nice to listen to a book that doesn’t include an unnecessary love story forced in. Narration was a bit slow for me but worked really well at 1.5 speed for me.
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- jrose
- 03-10-25
Two Stories in One
This was two stories in one and covers multiple genres. There was suspense, historical fiction, and mystery. It's a very interesting story.
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