Lady Cop Makes Trouble (Stewart) - Book Reviews

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Oh, how Constance Kopp longs for the badge that tells the world she is indeed a deputy sheriff. But the powers-that-be are slow to approve her appointment. You see, in 1915, women cannot yet vote and most municipalities require that deputies be voters. So Constance is often stuck serving as a jail matron. Her immediate supervisor, affable Sheriff Heath, does allow her to be involved in some investigations ranging throughout Hackensack, New Jersey, and New York City.  READ MORE.
Keddy Ann Outlaw - LitLovers


It’s "True Grit," New York style. Stewart delivers the second novel in her series based on the real-life antics of Constance Kopp, one of the few female deputy sheriffs who lived 100 years ago. With encouragement from her two sisters, Constance tracks a German con man through the streets of the Big Apple. The book’s title is inspired by several actual newspaper headlines of the time about the small number of women who worked in law enforcement.
New York Post


In this comic mystery set in 1915 and based on actual events, Constance Kopp, the first female deputy sheriff in Bergen County, N.J., is still packing a pistol and an attitude.... Stewart’s second volume...is a clever, suspenseful, and funny tale of a formidable woman facing crime, politics, social stigma, all while nailing evildoers..
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Constance and her sisters are every bit as enjoyable in this outing as their first. Stewart deftly combines the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of early 20th-century New York City with the story of three women who want to live life on their own terms. [S]upporting female characters...[are] a welcome touch to the series. —Sarah Cohn, Manhattan Coll. Lib., Bronx, NY
Library Journal


[W]ry situational humor and...unique, forceful character. Stewart adeptly introduces details of early twentieth-century life in Hackensack, New Jersey, a burgeoning city on the outskirts of New York, and timely concerns such as jail reform and women’s rights, rounding out this immensely satisfying mystery.
Booklist


[P]lot details are less compelling than our rooting interest in Constance out-detecting all the men (which she does) and in the evocative period atmosphere... of early-20th-century New York City.... Smart, atmospheric fun, with enough loose ends left dangling to assure fans there will be more entries in this enjoyable series.
Kirkus Reviews


Constance is based on a real woman who, just prior to World War I, became a deputy sheriff in New Jersey, one of the first of her kind in the country. And yes, she does make trouble.... Stewart crafts a heady brew of mystery and action in a fast-moving, craftily written novel that’s fueled by actual news headlines of the day.
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