{"product_id":"heresy-9780316435352","title":"Heresy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An all-out women-driven, queer, transgender, multiracial takeover of the Old West . . . and that's exactly what Melissa Lenhardt delivers in her unapologetically badass western, \u003ci\u003eHeresy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" -\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lenhardt has created a bold new story where women have taken their rightful place in the narrative of the Outlaw Western genre; where wit, wisdom and wiles could mean the difference between life and death, and where the fellowship of women bested every challenge.\" -- Kathleen Kent \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret Parker and Hattie LaCour never intended to turn outlaw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter being run off their ranch by a greedy cattleman, their family is left destitute. As women alone they have few choices: marriage, lying on their backs for money, or holding a gun. For Margaret and Hattie the choice is simple. With their small makeshift family, the gang pulls off a series of heists across the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough the newspapers refuse to give the female gang credit, their exploits don't go unnoticed. Pinkertons are on their trail, a rival male gang is determined to destroy them, and secrets among the group threaten to tear them apart. Now, Margaret and Hattie must find a way to protect their family, finish one last job, and avoid the hangman's noose.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers who relish an unusual narrative structure will enjoy this unique take on the traditional western.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Lenhardt\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHeresy\u003c\/i\u003e, the Sawbones historical fiction series, and the Jack McBride mystery series. Her debut mystery, \u003ci\u003eStillwater\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers' MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest, and \u003ci\u003eSawbones\u003c\/i\u003e, her historical fiction debut, was hailed as a \"thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new sub-genre: the feminist Western\" by \u003ci\u003eLone Star Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Texas with her husband, two sons, and two Golden Retrievers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redhook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491684389138,"sku":"9780316435352","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30273434-c5dd-46e0-9531-a41942f207cf.jpg?v=1730549136","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heresy-9780316435352","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}