Creede, Colorado 1892. The truth will set a boomtown free.
In 1892 Colorado, the silver boom is on, drawing fortune seekers from all walks of life. Known as the Silver Thread, the boom town of Creede springs up along the route in the din of lawlessness. With hired guns the only law enforcement, law is open to the highest bidder’s interpretation. The town of Creede is known for never sleeping, with no policemen to interfere with the vested right of each citizen to raise as much Cain as he sees fit.
Among those who hope to find their fortune is Emil Hoyt, a St. Louis banker, and his beautiful, though much younger, wife, Elizabeth. Along with his business partner, Hoyt opens a large bank in the city of Creede, hoping to capitalize on the silver rush through business instead of mining. Quickly he settles himself among the state’s most prominent businessmen.
His young wife, Elizabeth, however, remains a mystery to those in Creede. Like fine porcelain, Elizabeth is kept from view and is only seen in situations of high society. Elizabeth herself knows that often what is seen isn’t what it appears to be, finding the lawlessness of frontier Colorado hard to understand.
With high society a hard standard, Elizabeth finds herself drawn to the lower classes, among those who keep her real identity a secret. The working class reveals a side of life Elizabeth hasn’t seen before, and she begins to volunteer at a hospital for prostitutes run by a despised Irish priest.
At the peak of summer, a silver shipment is robbed, capitulating the town full of ethnic diversity into a crashing downward spiral. To make matters worse, when an upper class woman is brutally murdered, Elizabeth is thrust forefront in a hasty trial.
In a novel where no good deed goes unpunished, the reader finds a realistic look at life in a frontier boom town, the cost of high hopes and shattered dreams. From two-time Will Rogers Medallion Award winning author, Lyn Miller, comes Wild Lament.
Creede, Colorado 1892. The truth will set a boomtown free.
In 1892 Colorado, the silver boom is on, drawing fortune seekers from all walks of life. Known as the Silver Thread, the boom town of Creede springs up along the route in the din of lawlessness. With hired guns the only law enforcement, law is open to the highest bidder’s interpretation. The town of Creede is known for never sleeping, with no policemen to interfere with the vested right of each citizen to raise as much Cain as he sees fit.
Among those who hope to find their fortune is Emil Hoyt, a St. Louis banker, and his beautiful, though much younger, wife, Elizabeth. Along with his business partner, Hoyt opens a large bank in the city of Creede, hoping to capitalize on the silver rush through business instead of mining. Quickly he settles himself among the state’s most prominent businessmen.
His young wife, Elizabeth, however, remains a mystery to those in Creede. Like fine porcelain, Elizabeth is kept from view and is only seen in situations of high society. Elizabeth herself knows that often what is seen isn’t what it appears to be, finding the lawlessness of frontier Colorado hard to understand.
With high society a hard standard, Elizabeth finds herself drawn to the lower classes, among those who keep her real identity a secret. The working class reveals a side of life Elizabeth hasn’t seen before, and she begins to volunteer at a hospital for prostitutes run by a despised Irish priest.
At the peak of summer, a silver shipment is robbed, capitulating the town full of ethnic diversity into a crashing downward spiral. To make matters worse, when an upper class woman is brutally murdered, Elizabeth is thrust forefront in a hasty trial.
In a novel where no good deed goes unpunished, the reader finds a realistic look at life in a frontier boom town, the cost of high hopes and shattered dreams. From two-time Will Rogers Medallion Award winning author, Lyn Miller, comes Wild Lament.
