Death in Copper Town

A Small Town Police Procedural Set in the American Southwest - The Pegasus Quincy Mystery Series, Book 1

By: Lakota Grace

Narrated by: Amy Otteson

Pegasus Quincy, a rookie deputy on temporary assignment in a sleepy mountain town, expects a quiet summer citing jaywalkers and writing traffic tickets. Fate intervenes when a dead body turns up in an old copper mining pit.

The man is a three-time loser disowned by even his own mother. Peg’s sheriff boss declares the death an accident and tells her to “move on”. She wants to agree, but then her office is ransacked and her assistant kidnapped.

When Peg herself is assaulted, she convinces her safe-cracking grandfather to break the law one last time to help her. Will they find the killer before he strikes again?

Set against the Southwest backdrop of summer monsoons in the high desert plateau of Arizona, this fast-paced mystery, at times humorous and romantic, tells the story of a young woman at odds with herself.

Peg must ultimately decide which comes first: her family, her job, or her life.

Book 1 of the Pegasus Quincy Mystery Series.

©2017 Lakota Lynn Grace (P)2019 Lakota Lynn Grace

I needed more story

First time I have listened to this author and narrator. I really tried connecting with this book, but I just could not connect, I finished listening to this audiobook but it took me three days with a lot of intervals to complete it.

I feel that there is to much extra, unnecessary information in the book that didn't really matter to me. I needed more story and less details!

The narrator is to "old" for this book, she made the main character sound in her late forties, and all the male characters sounded very sleazy. But she did great in giving each character their own voice.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Book 1

Pegasus Quincy mysteries book 1. I started this series with book 5 Silence in West Fork and enjoyed the story. So I am getting caught up on the backstories of the characters. Lakota Grace has a great style of writing that really draws you in. Amy Otteson is the narrator and her voice is perfect for the main character Pegasus (Peg). I would recommend this series!

4/5 Stars: Relatively Clean Modern Mystery

Narrated by Amy Otteson
Summary: You may not want to read the blurb. It kind of spells out the story. Peg Quincy’s a newbie at the law enforcement thing on temporary assignment in a small Arizona town. Soon into her assignment, a body shows up in her jurisdiction. She follows the mystery wherever it leads, but in a small town where everybody knows everybody, that means suspects aren’t strangers.

Additional Comments:
- Main Character 4/5: Peg’s the sort of rookie you can root for. She’s not perfect, but she is determined to follow the leads to the end. She’s not exactly a gunslinger, but she’s also not afraid to defend herself and/or innocent people.
- Side Characters 4/5: Every good mystery series has to have a cast of quirky weirdos and loveable side kicks to help the hero/heroine. From her Grandfather to the housekeeper, Peg’s got her hands full dealing with the locals.
- Plot 3.5/5: As most of these small town, one cop type mysteries go, this one falls a tad more toward the cozy rather than thriller side.
- Narration 3/5: It’s okay. Amy Otteson handles Peg’s voice decently, but she doesn’t have much variation when it comes to males. I think there were a few minor editing issues too. I’ve come across books with much worse edits, but a few things jumped out.
- Content warnings: casual cursing; one adult scene (it was tastefully handled, but kind of random)
- First person narration.
- Reminiscent of the Joanna Brady series by J.A. Jance. Kinda hits that same mark – small town sheriff in Arizona.

Conclusion: Relatively clean modern mystery. Characters you can cheer for.
*I received a free copy and chose to post a review. All opinions are my own.

Who did it?

Good story. Great well developed characters. Many twists in story. Didn't really know who did it until the last.

from rookie to professional

Peg is a very interesting character that keeps a part of your heart with it.
I loved this book so much.... the story was complex good and solid.... the narrator was great I don't have a single wrong word to say about it...... the book is fantastic.
the story is great
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

The Pegasus Quincy Mystery

I really enjoyed listening to this audio book. I liked how the author mixed a murder mystery with humour.
I would highly recommend this book.

An exciting mystery

This is an exciting mystery and Peg is a great character, brought to life through the outstanding narration by Amy Otteson. The main disconcerting aspect to this story is the several instances where knowledge is presumed that has not been conveyed.

Note: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Fun engaging well written but Mismatched narrator

I really enjoyed the story, the lead character is inventive interesting and believable.
However I found the narrators voice completely incongruous with the character. Amy Ottoson has a great reading voice but not for this character. She sounds either like a younger child or a little old lady. I think a 6 foot tall red Redhead deputy needs to have a younger sounding voice with more charisma and mystery.

Well-written!

Held my attention throughout. Enjoyed the background of AZ as I am familiar with the area and could picture what the author was describing.

Amy Otteson did a great job narrating.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

She's a good shot

She's the newbie cop in town and her grandfather still treats her as is she where still five years old. Nothing every happens in this town, there isn't any crime and no one every locks their doors. Until a brush fire happens and a dead body is found. Who was he and how did he get behind that locked gate. It sure looks as if it is an accident and the sheriff is burning down the telephone wires demanding to know why she hasn't closed the case yet. The bank manager wants her do something, the mayor is demanding she get over to his office and she doesn't even know where her office help is. Maybe, just maybe it was a mistake to take this temporary job after all. And than things really begin to happen....stayed tuned the really exciting stuff happens next.