A story assignment becomes a murder investigation for troubled journalist Lola WicksLola Wicks is in bad shape. A family tragedy has nearly flattened her in a way that her years reporting from war zones never did. Her friends, alarmed by signs that Lola is in the grip of a destructive addiction, hope that a freelance assignment will get her back on her feet. The threat of having her child removed persuades Lola to head for Salt Lake City on a puff piece about overseas adoptions. But the story takes a dark turn when the teenager at the center of her story lands in jail facing a murder charge. Setting out to prove the youth's innocence takes Lola to her own dark place, and she's not sure if she'll ever be able to find her way back.

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Under the Shadows (A Lola Wicks Mystery (5))

Lola Wicks mystery. 05 : Under the shadows

Disgraced

Gwen Florio

Llewellyn Publications

Llewellyn Espanol

Midnight Ink

A Lola Wicks mystery, First edition, Woodbury, Minnesota, 2016

A Lola Wicks mystery, First edition, Woodbury, Minnesota, 2018

Place of publication not identified, 2016

United States, United States of America

A Lola Wicks mystery, New York, 2018

Journalist Lola Wicks discovers a story she can?t resist . . . but it could be her last When former foreign correspondent Lola Wicks heads to Wyoming for a Yellowstone vacation, she comes across a story that hits close to her past. One Wyoming soldier returning from Afghanistan commits suicide, two others spark a near-fatal brawl, and a woman is terrorized. Lola, accompanied by her young daughter, senses a story about whatever happened on the far side of the world that these troops have so disastrously brought home. But she soon realizes that getting the story must take second place to getting herself?and her little girl?out of Wyoming alive. Praise: "A gutsy series."?The New York Times "A gut-wrenching mystery/thriller that explores prejudice and the incredible stress on soldiers in a seemingly unending war with no clear goals."?Kirkus Reviews "A hallmark of the Lola Wicks series is Florio's seamless weaving of Native American communities into the narrative. The culture of the Blackfeet in Montana and North Dakota, the Shoshone in Wyoming, both on and off the reservation, come poignantly alive in characters."?Montana Standard "It is the issues and ideas that [Florio] explores that got me invested in this novel . . . an entertaining read."?Missoulian "A story that is gratifyingly real."?Missoula Independent? "Even as Disgraced?pinpoints our political reality it never sacrifices its suspense."?Bozeman Daily Chronicle "Lola Wicks is back and better than ever."?Montana Quarterly "With the chops of a world-class journalist and an unsurpassed knowledge of the Rocky Mountain West, Gwen Florio weaves a compelling tapestry that combines family saga, social consciousness and human frailty, making?Disgraced?difficult to put down."?Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix drama?Longmire "Gwen Florio achieves what few others can in the field of crime fiction. She creates characters with real depth and places them in a story that is so hard-hitting and believable, it's easy to imagine it being in tomorrow's headlines."?J.J. Hensley, award-winning author of?Resolve?and?Measure Twice

"Florio's flawed, complex, compelling heroine faces challenges that are both gut-wrenchingly difficult and all too common today...Far above the crowd."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Grief has nearly consumed journalist Lola Wicks, but her latest assignment leads to a darkness she may never escape.
Lola Wicks is in bad shape--a family tragedy has nearly broken her in a way that her years reporting from war zones never did. Her friends, alarmed by signs that Lola is in the grip of a destructive addiction, hope that a freelance assignment will get her back on her feet. Only the threat of having her child removed persuades Lola to head to Salt Lake City to work on a puff piece about overseas adoptions.
But the assignment takes a dark turn when the teenager at the center of her story lands in jail facing a murder charge. Setting out to prove the youth's innocence takes Lola to her own dark place, and she's not sure if she'll ever be able to find her way back.
Praise for the Lola Wicks Mysteries:
"Compelling, realistically flawed characters and a timely story line...make this one of Florio's hardest-hitting mysteries yet."-- Library Journal (starred review)
"A gutsy series."-- The New York Times
"Florio captures the culture and poverty on reservations still suffering from greed and mismanagement in a ripped-from-the-headlines story with a shocking ending."-- Kirkus Reviews

"Florio's flawed, complex, compelling heroine faces challenges that are both gut-wrenchingly difficult and all too common today . . . Far above the crowd."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Grief has nearly consumed journalist Lola Wicks, but her latest assignment leads to a darkness she may never escape. Lola Wicks is in bad shape—a family tragedy has nearly broken her in a way that her years reporting from war zones never did. Her friends, alarmed by signs that Lola is in the grip of a destructive addiction, hope that a freelance assignment will get her back on her feet. Only the threat of having her child removed persuades Lola to head to Salt Lake City to work on a puff piece about overseas adoptions. But the assignment takes a dark turn when the teenager at the center of her story lands in jail facing a murder charge. Setting out to prove the youth's innocence takes Lola to her own dark place, and she's not sure if she'll ever be able to find her way back. Praise for the Lola Wicks Mysteries: "Compelling, realistically flawed characters and a timely story line . . . make this one of Florio's hardest-hitting mysteries yet."—Library Journal (starred review) "A gutsy series."—The New York Times "Florio captures the culture and poverty on reservations still suffering from greed and mismanagement in a ripped-from-the-headlines story with a shocking ending."—Kirkus Reviews

"Lola Wicks is in bad shape--family tragedy has nearly broken her in a way that her years reporting from war zones never did. Her friends, alarmed by signs that Lola is in the grip of a destructive addiction, hope that a freelance assignment will get her back on her feet. Only the threat of having her child removed persuades Lola to head to Salt Lake City to work on a puff piece about overseas adoptions. But the assignment takes a dark turn when the teenager at the center of her story lands in jail facing a murder charge. Setting out to prove the youth's innocence takes Lola to her own dark place, and she's not sure if she'll ever be able to find her way back"--Page 4 of cover

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