Reaping the Whirlwind
by Rosey Dow
No one suspects foul play when an old recluse dies behind locked doors.
The doctor claims the old woman’s heart gave out, and Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson doesn’t give the case another thought until the medical examiner finds poison.
This death is just one in a series of unusual deaths happening in Tyson’s quiet town, which takes the deputy sheriff on the hunt for answers while the rest of the town is cause up in local hysteria, starstruck by visiting celebrities William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Within a week, Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson is on the tenuous trail of a serial killer who snuffs out the unwanted, the disabled—the most helpless and lovable—without reason and with no mercy.
Reaping the Whirlwind is a historical mystery set during the real events of the Scopes evolution trial in 1925 Dayton, Tennessee. The mystery weaves through trial events in an accurate portrayal of this pivotal case that forever changed the U.S. education system.
4 out of 5 fairies
Fair warning – this book starts off a bit slow, but once you really get into it, you’ll find yourself wrapped up in the mystery. I liked the setting quite a bit – a small town, the Scopes trial, prohibition. The characters were interesting, but I wish they’d had a little more depth. They felt almost, but not quite real. I found the mystery to be quite intriguing – we know the murder weapon (a poisonous and fairly common weed), but not the why of the murders or who is committing them. Dow did an excellent job at capturing the small-town vibe, and Lori captured my heart from the start. Overall, an interesting mystery, but I would’ve appreciated faster pacing and a little more depth.
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Lana McAra, an award-winning, international best-selling author and ghostwriter of 40 titles through traditional publishing with a million books sold. Lana is also a spiritual healer and certified hypnotist who helps her clients resolve old traumas and childhood challenges. Her 27 fiction books are impact driven and she teaches others how to write impact-driven fiction as well. She has been teaching how to write fiction for 20 years.
Writing under the name Rosey Dow, she won the national Christy Award for her historical novel Reaping the Whirlwind in 2001, and her mystery series, Colorado, sold more than 250,000 copies. She has two new titles coming out in early 2023: Reaping the Whirlwind under her pen name Rosey Dow, and Shaken But Not Stirred by Lana McAra.
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