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Sandra Bretting

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The United States

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Christian, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Author Sandra Bretting made the switch from writing traditional mysteries to writing inspirational historical fiction in 2024. Her first historical novel, called Unfit to Serve, revolves around the chaos caused by the U.S. military when it adopts a brand-new test from France called the IQ test during World War 1. Based on real events, the novel features a courageous school teacher who fights to help the immigrants who can't read the test and fail it by the thousands.

During a career that spans two decades, Bretting also wrote the Missy Dubois Mystery Series, which earned distinction as an Amazon national bestseller.

She graduated from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and previously wrote for the Los Angeles Times and Houston ...more

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	Murder at Morningside (Missy DuBois Mystery #1) 3.58 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Foul at Sweetwater (Missy DuBois Mystery #2) 3.80 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Someone's Mad at the Hatter (A Missy DuBois Mystery #3) 4.02 avg rating — 142 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Comes to Dogwood Manor 4.20 avg rating — 113 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Hats on Deck (Missy DuBois Mystery #5) 4.28 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What the Hatmaker Heard (Missy DuBois Mystery #6) 4.40 avg rating — 57 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Safecracker's Secret 4.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unfit to Serve 4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unholy Lies 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shameless Persistence: Lessons from a Modern Miracle 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sandra Bretting rated a book liked it The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
By the time I got to the second section of the book, I’d lost my desire to follow the characters in the first. The author waited too long to tie the two narratives together, IMHO. Didn’t finish.
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I didn’t expect to like this one as much as I did. Although I knew nothing about the subject- polar explorations to Antartica in the 1800s- the author made the subject come alive with his meticulous research and very readable prose. He made a nonfict ...more
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Sandra Bretting rated a book it was ok No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History by Dane Huckelbridge (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a disappointment…I started reading this book because Castle of Water is one of my all-time favorite works of fiction. Much as I wanted otherwise, this nonfiction book by Hucklebridge didn’t hold my interest beyond the first 40 pages. Maybe the s ...more
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Sandra Bretting rated a book it was amazing Go as a River by Shelley Read (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. Such a beautifully written story about love and loss, all set against the exquisite beauty of Colorado. I’ll definitely be recommending this one to my family and friends!
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Sandra Bretting rated a book liked it The Collector of Burned Books by Roseanna M. White (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I wanted to like this book…I really did, but the stakes weren’t high enough for me at the beginning to care. The main character did some nebulous, unspecific sleuthing at the beginning, but we weren’t really given a sense of why what she was doing wa ...more
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My respect for the label "Reese's Book Club" was on shaky ground to begin with, but now it's totally nosedived. Is this how people still act in the 21st century? (She's just gasp staff!) Really? I only gave the book three stars because the writer c ...more
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Sandra Bretting rated a book really liked it Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm not sure why this one took off like it did. The opening and ending didn't quite do it for me, although I did like the middle section. The book was a bit too sweet/sappy overall, although some of the scenes midway through were more realistic. (P.S ...more
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I waffled between giving this one three or four stars, but I gave the book a higher rating because of the sheer amount of research the author did. I picked the book up because I loved The Lost Apothecary, which makes this one even more disappointing. ...more
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Wow … what a powerful book! Father Boyle brings us his compelling story about what it’s like to work with gang members in LA. This book made me think (really for the first time) why gang members do what they do, and it opened my eyes to what true com ...more
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