Bitter Rain

Kate Fox #3

by Shannon Baker

A missing Lakota girl. A gutsy woman sheriff. Lies. Secrets. Deception.

When a Lakota girl goes missing from the rez, no one cares...except Sheriff Kate Fox.After dodging her meddling family’s efforts to pair her off, Kate is settling into single life as Grand County Sheriff…until Deputy Kyle Red Owl’s sister disappears. Shocked by the harsh realities of rez life, and after locking horns with a Lakota-hating sheriff, end-of-world preppers, and a greedy liquor store owner, Kate fears the worst.Lies and old loyalties collide with new secrets. Secrets someone is killing to keep hidden. As an outsider in the good ol' boys world of sheriffing in the Sandhills, Kate is determined to save the girl society has abandoned. But can she find her in time?

Bitter Rain is the third book in the Kate Fox mystery series. If you enjoy CJ Box’s Joe Pickett and Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder, you’ll love this series, described as Longmire meets The Good Wife.For a wild ride in the American West with a fearless woman at the reins, pick up Bitter Rain today!

Praise for the Kate Fox "Baker serves up a ballsy heroine, a colorful backdrop, and a surprising ending."--Kirkus Reviews

Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery Thriller

317 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 28, 2018

About the author

Shannon Baker writes mysteries about strong women in dangerous situations. Her books are set in the iconic landscapes of the American West, from the Colorado Rockies to the Nebraska prairies, to the deserts of southern Arizona. Baker spent 20 years in the Nebraska Sandhills, where cattle outnumber people by more than 50:1, and too few years living on Colorado’s front range. Her dark suspense, The Desert Behind Me, is a 2019 Winner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award.
Seconds before quitting writing forever and taking up competitive drinking, Shannon was voted Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s 2014 Writer of the Year and, buoyed with that confidence, continued to write, earning another RMFW Writer of the Year nod in 2017-18. Shannon makes her home in Tucson where she enjoys cocktails by the pool, breathtaking sunsets, a crazy Weimaraner, and killing people (in the pages of her books).

A lover of the outdoors, she can be found backpacking in the Rockies, traipsing to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, skiing mountains and plains, kayaking lakes, river running, hiking, cycling, and scuba diving whenever she gets the chance. Arizona sunsets notwithstanding, Baker is, and always will be, a Nebraska Husker, heartbreaking as the last two decades have been. Go Big Red.

Reviews

[8stitches 9lives · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bitter Rain is the third instalment in the Sheriff Kate Fox series, set in The Sandhills, Nebraska. Sheriff Fox is rudely awakened one night by a phone call from a frantic woman. Screaming down the phone and begging for help, she says the only phrase that gives an indicatation of where she is: “I’m on my way from the rez.” Kate rushes to put on her uniform and grabs her jacket and gun before setting off in the direction of the Lakota reservation of Antelope Ridge 100 miles north of Hodgekiss. As a sovereign nation of the Lakota Sioux, it had its own government and law enforcement but still Grand County Sheriff Kate begun the hour drive towards the Rez. Along the highway she comes upon a car by the side of the road. The silver and red Ford F-150 was idling empty and had its headlights shining towards an even more concerning problem; a car laying overturned in the pasture having taken out the barbed wire fence and come to a stop. Kate was relieved that there was no one still in the vehicle as she approached, but then she notices a guy dressed in cowboy gear coming towards her. It was Spinner County Sheriff Lee Barnett and he wasn't too happy to see her. She goes for a closer look at the upended Mercury Grand Marquis but he ends up being very snarky and cold towards her and she knows exactly why. He's part of the old boys network where men believe women should stick to the kitchen, painting their tootsies and childbearing. It's a circumstance she's slowly come to accept as she's been subjected to this ever since she ran for Sheriff against her cheating ex-husband, Ted, and won in a male-dominated work environment.

Luckily, she’s impervious to their collective discriminatory mindset. Having departed the accident scene she discovers that the woman missing, and that she likely heard on the phone, was her Deputy Kyle Red Owl’s sister, Shelly. Despite the roadblocks put in her path by male members of law enforcement, Late, much to the chagrin of the guys, stands strong and continues her investigation persevering even when she had been subjected to incessant verbal sniping. After all, it was the right thing to do and she was not about to cease running down leads and searching for this young woman despite the hindrance from those who should be equally as invested in getting to the truth. As secrets and skeletons come tumbling out of the Red Owl family closet by the truckload, can Kate continue to forge a path to the truth? This is a riveting and absorbing read but what really stood out to me about it was the originality of it as it felt a refreshing take on a police procedural with it including the reservation and its natives; it's not often a book includes such cerebral and progressive details but this not only talks of their culture and lives but the rampant prejudice against them, too. I also appreciated the all-too-real issues Kate is going through surrounded by men who believe her job should be theirs. It makes for tasty reading and a complex plot that captivates and scintillates from first page to last. Highly recommended.

[Wisterious Woman · Rating 2 out of 5]

The main reason I like this series is the fact that it is set in Nebraska. Some place I never want to go but appreciate knowing more about. Shannon Baker isn't a fantastic author but at least you get a picture of what rural life might be like. So different from the west coast.

There isn't much of a plot and you really have to read the other books in the series (in order) to be able to have an inkling who all the people mentioned are. Totally confused me to be immersed in the Fox family situation--too Waltonesque after awhile. So much of the story is just repeat information about the characters the author tells us about in previous books in the series. But I still can't remember details about who each sibling is.

Kate is overly fixated on her runaway niece. Pining away for an undeveloped relationship with her. And she has an odd rich friend who is funding the PI search for the niece. Don't we all wish we had a rich friend that can spend money on solving our problems?

The sad situation that is happening at the reservation and the town nearby is heartbreaking. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of one of the girls there keeps the intrigue going until the end of the story.

I totally forgot the name of the book and had to check my Amazon account to find the title. Not really the kind of story that sticks with me--I only read it last week!

[Tessawa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Simple heroine who complained & whined throughout the story. I had a hard time liking her. Then the twist wasn't a twist because it was easy to figure out the heroine (if you can call her that) had tunnel vision. She was so narrow minded & not the brightest. I kept thinking it would get better but it did not. Half the story is her whining & having a pity party for herself since her ex husband was remarried & she wasn't. Stupid.

[Brittney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Shannon Bakers most recent addition to the Kate Fox crime thriller series centers on an investigation for a missing woman from a Lakota Reservation in Nebraska named Shelley . The titular character, Kate Fox, enlists the help of Deputy Kyle Red Owl, who is discovered to have a close connection to the missing girl - Shelley.

The first pages present a good opening; strong enough to make the reader curious without giving much away sets a unique scene. Right away there is a minor inconsistency in the first chapters - Kate says she is one of seven siblings and in the next chapter she mentions that her eight siblings are meddlesome. This is confusing at first, but thankfully the eight siblings remain consistent from this point forward.

The introduction of characters like the Doomsday Preppers Rhonda and Marty carries the right amount of suspicion but seem caricature and surface level. If Baker intends them to be the red herring of the plot, she should mention them more than a few times in the first half of the novel. Neighboring Pottsville Sheriff Lee Barnett appears to be the most interesting character in so far as he appears complicated and mysterious.

What does this say about the heroine Ms. Fox? Kate as a character seems underdeveloped - if at times a little too obvious in her "hard-nosed detective who hates guns" vibe. You see glimmers of a real personality shine through only to be buried again under things unrelated to her investigation. Baker spends so much time in the protagonists head that the reader is often sifting through an internal monologue peppered with frustration over her familial struggles and her missing niece – a subplot carried over from previous novels in the series. Kate is either missing her niece, lamenting the work of the hired private investigator or taking matters into her own hands, all of which detracts from the main plot - Shelley's mysterious disappearance.

At a first glance, this novel starts strong but loses steam quickly as the narrative doesn't have a lot of forward motion. As a reader, I was so disappointed at the slow pace, the problematic portrayal of the Lakota people and the stereotypical "reservation" description that I was actually unable to finish the novel. In being written from white persons perspective, I felt like typical tropes of Indigenous people were widely exaggerated. Falling back on the "drunk indian" idea is outdated and frankly, racist. There was little history included into the narrative regarding the Lakota people, their tribe, or why the Indigenous people of Nebraska may be angry at white people. Baker could have consulted with Indigenous readers to evaluate if the picture of the Lakota people was correct. I am sad that at what could have been a gritty crime thriller that dove into the #MissingMurderedIndigenousWomen movement plays into many stereotypes and generalizations about Indigenous people sorely missed the mark.

Thanks to NetGalley and Severn River Publishing for the ARC for review!

[Susan Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bitter rain

Although the first 2 books were good, I am now finding Kate annoying.

She is not growing as a person and is becoming more and more of a doormat for her ex, his mistress and her family to wipe their feet on.

If she had the guts to take the jog off her cheating hubby then it is unbelievable for her to be a mouse now.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like Kate Fox and her crazy family and small town vibes. Small towns and family can both be annoying and drive one a bit crazy but they can also be wonderful and there when you need a leg up. Having lived on an Indian Reservation in Wyoming for a year when I was a kid, I can appreciate the heartbreak and desperation of Native Americans losing their culture, their dignity, living in poverty and destroyed by alcohol. It’s a horrible situation without an easy fix. This was handled well and I appreciated the author’s description of Kyle’s heartache while he tried to better himself and help his siblings while managing to separate himself and keep from getting sucked back into the endless horrible cycle. A great story that I am looking forward to continuing in the next book in the series.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series! witty, intense, suspenseful

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read the books in the series and enjoyed them all. I love reading about the Nebraska Sandhills where cattle outnumber people. Shannon Baker does a great job bringing that part of the country to life.

Lots has happened since the first book. Kate Fox is now divorced and has become sheriff. She's slowly settling into that role though the three male sheriffs from the other counties in the Sandhills still don't really accept her or want to recognize her as sheriff. They would much rather that Ted the ex-sheriff and Kate's ex-husband was still sheriff. One sheriff in particular seems to dislike her and tries to undermine her authority whenever possible.

At the beginning of this book Kate receives a late night phone call from a young woman who doesn't identify herself. She indicates she needs help and is driving from the Indian reservation. Kate heads toward the reservation and just before she would leave her county she sees a stopped vehicle and a car rolled over off the road. The stopped vehicle is owned by the sheriff from the neighboring county. He's the sheriff who seems to dislike Kate. He says he's just gotten to the wreck and that the vehicle is abandoned. Kate thinks he's acting suspiciously and doesn't understand why he's at the scene since this is in her county and nothing was dispatched about a wreck.

Each county in the Sandhills only has a sheriff and they share a part-time deputy who works on weekends. The deputy--Kyle Red Owl--is a military veteran with police experience, but he grew up on the local Lakota Indian Reservation and isn't liked, trusted or respected by the male sheriffs. Kate hired him based on his experience and she feels he does a great job.

The overturned car is Kyle's sister's car and she has disappeared. She just graduated from high school and has a college scholarship, but Kyle discovers that the last couple of months her grades were slipping and she was missing classes. Kyle and Kate investigate her disappearance and Kate learns a lot about life on the reservation she hasn't known. Alcoholism and unemployment on the reservation; a town filled with liquor stores just two miles from the reservation; and hopeless and hostile Native Americans are just a few of Kate's discoveries. There's also a ranch that had been abandoned for several years, but now has a hostile and well-armed couple living on it. No one seems to know who they are, but they are close to where the overturned car was and that's how Kate discovers them. She wonders if they're involved in this mystery.

The mystery was good in this book and didn't turn out quite the way I expected. However, I didn't like the distraction and irritation from Kate's large family in this book. I felt they didn't respect her as much as they should have. And though some of this is supposed to be funny I was more irritated than amused. I hope in the next book that they realize that Kate is a grown woman who is doing a hard job in a man's world and that they give her more respect.

I still recommend this book though you should read the earlier books first. I plan to read the next book and am looking forward to it.

[Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven't read the first two books, but had no problem picking up Kate's situation. A lot of pages are spent telling us about Kate, her divorce, her 8 siblings, her home, Poupon, etc. It was in excruciating detail, but I don't think a mystery should kick in at 38% when the girl goes missing early on. That 38% could be spent offering more detail about the mystery and bad happenings on the rez.

So, like Kate, I could do less with the family hounding her to find another relationship, but it didn't make me stop reading, and once the mystery got going I was involved. The mystery could have had more development, Kate could have been more proactive, but she is new to the position. The book was unclear if she had any law enforcement background/experience prior to needing to get a job after her divorce, that lack of experience could explain why she was less competent at her job, but that lack of effectiveness made the mystery less than it could be for this reader.

I received a copy from SRP Mystery and Thrillers in exchange for my honest review.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing first book for me by this author. Kate settles into life at the Rez and everything is quiet until a girl goes missing. Lots of action to keep you reading.

[Olivermagnus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bitter Rain, Book 3 of the Kate Fox series, begins when Kate gets a call from a terrified young woman pleading for help. She doesn't identify herself but says she's heading for the Lakota Reservation, and then after a pause says "I don't know what he wants" before the line goes dead. Kate heads that way, too, to see if she can find the unidentified girl.

She finds an overturned car and Sheriff Lee Barnett. Barnett is from a different county and suggests it must have been an auto from the local "Rez" and whoever was driving had someone pick them up. Kate thinks it's suspicious that he's there at all and her gut tells her something has happened to the girl.

When Deputy Kyle Red Owl’s sister, Shelly, vanishes from the nearby Lakota reservation, Kate wonders if she could be the girl from the distressing phone call. When she tries to get law enforcement involved they tell her it’s just an “Indian issue," neighboring sheriffs are reluctant to get involved.

This is book #3 and while there's some referral to past plotlines it doesn't spoil the story. I always think it's best to start at the first book of a long running series to understand all the characters and their back stories.

I like this series and the fact that it's set in the Nebraska Sandhills. I've learned quite a bit about the area. Kate is starting to grow on me and I love her huge, quirky family who are always determined to plan out her life. The mysteries are well crafted and it wasn't until the end that I felt certain who the bad guy was. If you're looking for an entertaining beach read style of mystery, give this series a try.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable suspense thriller that had me turning pages late into the night to finish. I’ve read all three books in this series now, and have liked all of them. This one was perhaps a bit more confusing because of all of the different threads in the story, but it was still a good solid read. There were some things that were irritating to me, such as the “good old boys” group of sheriffs from surrounding counties having such an obvious bias against Kate, our main character and first female sheriff around those parts; everyone seeming to rally around Kate’s cheating ex and giving him a pass, even Kate’s own family; everyone trying to constantly set her up on dates, etc., but I understand that every story needs some good drama to keep you interested. The fact that these emotions could be brought out in me just lets me know that Ms. Baker is a good storyteller. As far as everyone bugging Kate about going out on dates though, seriously? They couldn’t even give her a good year or two to get over the trauma of her divorce before trying to shove someone else down her throat? Anyway, I’ll get off of my soapbox now. I received a copy of this book from SRP Thrillers, and am giving my voluntary and honest opinion. I look forward to reading more Kate Fox books, and anything else Ms. Baker writes, in the future.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sheriff Kate Fox receives a phone call in the middle of the night from a girl who is extremely scared.
She asks Kate for help saying she is heading out from the Lakota Reservation, and then after a pause says "I don't know what he wants" before the line goes dead.

When her deputy (also a Lakota) tells her his sister has gone missing, Kate seems to be the only one who cares.

While trying to help find Shelly, Kate is battling along multiple lines including her interfering family who is going out of their way to set the newly divorced sheriff up on a date she doesn't want to go on, to one of the four county sheriff's who has an innate hatred for all Lakota's.

Kate learns that there may be a ring as several girls have gone missing from the reservation, and there is also a prepper family that moved into the area that just seems to set Kate's teeth on edge.

This is a fun story with developed characters, and lots of twists intertwined in the pages.

I'd like to thank SRP publishing for the opportunity to read this prelease book.
All opinions stated are my own.

One of the reviewers stated described the series as Longmire meets The Good Wife.

[Marcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this Kate Fox series of books. There is always a crime to be solved, and this book dug into prejudice regarding native Americans, as well as the preconceptions some folks have about not just Native Americans, but other folks as well.
Kate Fox books include some humor along with the crime solving. And it depicts a strong woman (at times) and how she must go on after her divorce from her unfaithful husband, and dealing with small communities and everyone knowing what everyone is doing, saying etc. Kate's family continues to try to fix her up with several different eligible bachelors, although Kate is not quite ready to hit the dating scene just yet. For one, her job as the county sheriff continues to take the majority of her waking time. Although the county is sparsely populated, there always seems to be a new crime to investigate. This time she is trying to help the new part time deputy, who just happens to be a Lakota native American, and whom the other county sheriffs seem to be against from the start, just because of his heritage.

All in all a great read, and looking forward to the next book in the series.

[Sharon Grow · Rating 3 out of 5]

After her husband (the former sheriff) cheated on her, Kate Fox divorced him and ran for sheriff and won. She loves the job and is adjusting to the “good old boy” network of a county sheriff. When she receives a panicked call from a woman asking for help, she heads toward the reservation. She finds a car off the road, but there is no one there or any signs that someone was injured. She won’t give up looking for the woman, but has no idea who she is. The other county sheriffs try to convince her that whoever the woman was, she probably returned to the reservation. Her deputy, Kyle Red Owl, notifies her that his sister is missing…was she the woman in the car? An investigation that gets more twisted in a case that exposes deadly secrets from the past. I enjoyed the story, but I felt that there was too much information about Kate’s siblings which detracted from the investigation. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

[Jessie Carvalho · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kate’s meddling family is at it again. Despite their efforts to pair her off, she’s settling into single life as Grand County Sheriff—until Deputy Kyle Red Owl’s sister disappears. Shocked by the harsh realities of rez life, and coming smack up against a Lakota-hating sheriff, end-of-world preppers, and a greedy liquor store owner, Kate fears the worst for the missing girl.

I feel like I want to love this series but I just can't. I do like it though. I like Kate but she whines too much about her ex, her life, her niece, etc. Between the 3 books I have read there has been a lot of repetition. The story in this book was better than the previous two. Kate has to go on a Reservation after getting a frantic call from a woman in the middle of the night. It was more fast paced than the previous books. I enjoyed it. I recommend this series!

[Gary · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Rating: 3.5/5.0 Stars

I really wanted to enjoy the Shannon Baker Kate Fox series. I enjoyed the mystery in Bitter Rain, finding the central case intriguing. Still, it was overshadowed by Baker spending such a great deal of page space overemphasizing the fact that our hero, Kate Fox, is single. Specifically, so much of the narrative was focused on how her family and community want to see her remarried. This includes the woman, now pregnant Roxy, with whom her husband cheated. This imbalanced focus on domestic drama made the pacing drag and significantly detracted from the suspense. This aspect gives me pause about continuing the series. I thought Kate Fox was a sheriff solving crimes and expected a focus on the investigation and suspense, not a series primarily about family drama.

[Stace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to like these books but her growth is painfully slow. Her family walks all over her, embarrasses her, treats her ex and the woman he cheated on her with like they’re part of the family AND it seems like some of them knew about the cheating (book 1) and nobody told her about it and it’s all ok because “they’re family”. I understand the misogyny she has to deal with being the only female Sheriff in the area but the family I don’t understand at all. I don’t know if she needs a therapist to help her learn to set boundaries or if she should pack up and move to Chicago and live with Baxter and cut them all off. Not as though she’s making great strides in being a better Sheriff….she still gets it completely wrong all the way to the bitter end. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[David Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This third Kate Fox story is the best of the series. The storyline is comprised of a number of threads that interrelate, and all seem to lead to finding the missing girl(s). Along with Kate’s pursuit of the case, several elements are introduced, such as most of it taking place on the Lakota reservation, and Kate’s fellow County Sheriffs and their support or lack thereof for Kate. Ms. Baker has created a story line that appears to take a linear flow, until it takes some sharp turns that flips the story on its head. I received an advance reader copy of Bitter Rain and chose to provide this review.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked some aspects of this book and struggled with others. It’s an easy read and ultimately it wasn’t a bad read but I felt it was a little light on the actual investigation. There was a lot of focus on Kate’s family and their involvement and interference in her life. Kate can also have tunnel vision when she thinks she’s made a discovery. She goes off investigating what she thinks has happened and is sometimes unwilling to look at other alternatives. I hope future installments in this series have more character growth and focus more on the investigation and a bit less on Kate’s family drama.

[Patricia Mount · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this series and generally they keep my interest wanting to keep reading to find out what happens. This one tho the story drags on a bit with to me with a lot of filler to make a book till the case is solved. The author also uses some terminology (like Toad strangler...) which I imagine anyone who lives in the area where the story takes place understands but outside of that one would have no clue what she is talking about so makes comprehension of what is happening difficult. If the term would have been followed with what it means it would make that aspect more reader friendly.
But all in all I enjoy this series and story lines.

[Kay M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kate Fox saga continued

Kate Fox is finishing her first year as sheriff of Grant County Nebraska. Since she is in the middle of a close family of nine kids they are all voting on who she should date after her divorce. Meanwhile she is busy trying to find out who is threatening Shelly, an intelligent Lakota Indian 18 year old who is valedictorian of her class and has disappeared before graduation. The case heats up when Shelly's older brother Kyle, a deputy, is badly beaten and in a coma. Then the younger brother Alex disappears. Kate has to sort out who is the culprit and it looks like it may be the Sheriff of the next county. Another page turner until the end!

[Linda Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kate is the Sheriff of her county and works hard to prove herself.

Kate Fox is the newest Sheriff in four small counties just off the rez. They pull together to help each other and share one deputy amongst them. But now Kate is looking into missing kids from the rez. She keeps running into the good ol boys helping each other but not her. And her very large family isn’t helping starting the vote for who she is going to date first making her the laughing stock in all the counties. But now her deputy is missing his sister and then the deputy is beaten and in a coma. Bad things are happening and she can’t quit digging.

[PRISCILLA WADE MCWHORTER · Rating 5 out of 5]

GOOD

Kate is starting to settle in to being a sheriff. Too bad Ted knows how push her buttons. His constant goading of her is going to make her lose her cool, snap at him and lose face; thereby losing her job. Ted obviously wants to get her back for divorcing him and coning him out of the sheriff job. No matter what a show he puts on when in public with Roxy. It doesn't disguise the fact that he still wants Kate. Losing her and his job was just too much for him. Especially because it was Kate who outwited him.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baker's use of strong characters, but with real flaws, makes her stories all the more captivating. There's no perfection in these folks, and that's why they're so believable. The story line that highlights the cultural diversity in the small town of Hodgekiss adds an interesting layer of intrigue as the reader tries to discern the social environment. Looking forward to the next addition in this series of mysteries!

[Ellen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winning the election over her ex husband she was now the sheriff, though many still it rather be her ex. A phone call at night to hear “she was leaving” Kate knew it meant the reservation. Finding a car and the Lakota girl is now missing, but no one is concerned except Kate. She comes from a large family and they keep setting her up for dates.her ex has a new baby.
The plot was interesting of the territory of Nebraska and the Lakota tribe.
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This mystery story will grab you and take you on a roller coaster ride with action packed twists you won't see coming. Kate Fox is back and battling her family, her co-workers and other people trying to get her back in the dating game, all the while trying to solve a missing person case. You won't be able to put it down. I would highly recommend it. I received this book as an ARC and this is my honest review.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bitter Rain (Kate Fox Book 3), my sixth read from author Shannon Baker. A 334-page thriller in what continues to be an excellent series with a kick-ass female lead. Enjoyable, well-written read. I was given a Kindle copy of this book and am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. Now I need to read Easy Mark (Kate Fox Book 4). (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

[Micki Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bitter Rain

Bitter Rain is book #4 in the Kate Fox series! I have enjoyed reading all 3 of the books in this series! I am enjoying getting to know the main characters more with each book. Kate is feisty and will not back down from a challenge. She will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of a mystery, even place herself in dangerous situations to find out the truth! The Fox Family bond is close and their shenanigans are hilarious 😂! I can not wait to read book #4!

[M.J. Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Native American Drama!

This installment in the Katie Fox Series was pleasing for me to read. I followed the trials of the Lakota people and their socioeconomic problems and their unlawful behaviours. Lakota teen Shelly was.the person who was kidnapped in the book. Shannon Baker certainly has included the Lakota people in this Katie Fox book. It made me thirst for Baker's next book!