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A beautifully written, finely crafted, character-based mystery that uses historical detail to enhance a powerful story. - Kirkus Reviews (Starred) Like Sharyn McCrumb's and Julia Keller's thrillers, this third Lily Ross tale (following The Hollows, 2020) is a fine example of Appalachian storytelling, thoughtfully portraying characters at the intersections of kinship, poverty, power, and survival. - Booklist Provocative... richly fleshed-out characters... - Publishers Weekly The Stills richly delves into class differences, religious obsession, greed and Prohibition's failures. Montgomery's strong storytelling shines. - Shelf Awareness A beautifully written tour de force . . . Part mystery, part character study, The Stills is a treasure trove of historical detail, a cast of much-loved characters, and a provocative storyline will keep you up well into the night. - Linda Castillo [Montgomery's] a dazzling portraitist, illuminating the lives of her characters and bringing their joys and sorrows to life. This is another stunning read from a supremely gifted writer. - Aunt Agatha's The research and detail that go into these books is part of why I love them. I love the progression of this series and seeing Lily Ross continue to grow and succeed in her position as sheriff. If you're a fan of historical fiction with strong female protagonists, then you need to pick up the Kinship series. - Jessicamap Reviews The stories of the characters in The Stills have so much depth. Fans of historical fiction and mysteries should not skip this series! - PhDiva The Stills deals with moonshining and the Prohibition. If you're a fan of historical fiction, you really need to read this series. - The Book Club Mom I love the intersection of two favorite genres--historical fiction and mysteries and, Sheriff Lily Ross, is a strong, female main character to root for, as are the other strong women in the book. The writing is vivid and descriptive and puts me right into the setting. This third book did not disappoint in any way, and I can't wait for the next one! - Kahakai Kitchen Marvelous . . . a splendid portrait of a time, a place, and the strong women who forged lives for themselves in it. If you haven't read these books, I urge you to do so. - Kittling: Books

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"JESS MONTGOMERY writes a Writer's Digest magazine column, ""Level Up Your Writing (Life)"" and was formerly the ""Literary Life"" columnist for the Dayton Daily News. Based on early chapters of the first book in the Kinship Series, The Widows, Jess was awarded an Ohio Arts Council individual artist's grant for literary arts and named the John E. Nance Writer-in-Residence at Thurber House in Columbus. Jess lives in her native state of Ohio."

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