Girl With a Gun is an interesting fictional mystery story about Annie Oakley. Of course, I’ve heard of her, but didn’t really know much of her history. As the author states, she took some liberties, but nonetheless, this is a good read.

Annie is easy to connect to, but I found it more difficult to connect with the other characters. They felt more surface level at times. To say this is a fun murder mystery sounds strange, but it really is entertaining. I liked Annie’s personality, with ample doses of vivacity and strength.

This is a quick read. The audiobook narration is crisp, with a clear tone and nice inflection in voice changes without being distracting. If you enjoy cozy type mysteries with sassy heroines, you’ll enjoy this one.

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Annie Oakley joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and discovers the body of the female Indian who shares her tent. Unhappy with the verdict of natural causes she decides to investigate.
Unfortunately I felt that the story and the characters were flat and uninteresting, and it was a struggle to care for the mystery and finish the book.
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Annie Oakley wins a shooting competition in her hometown, Greenville, Ohio. The prize is $200. It’s money the family desperately needs, and it means she doesn’t have to accept a marriage proposal to support her family.

Buffalo Bill Cody is one of the judges and is so impressed; he offers Annie a contract to work for his renowned Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show.

Soon after Annie’s arrival she finds her Indian assistant, Kimi, dead in their tent. The coroner says natural causes but to Annie it makes no sense. Annie feels it is murder, especially when she sees bruises on Kimi’s body.

Other things draw her attention, such as her horse, Buck, getting sick; a person from her past she’d rather not see appears and his intentions are not good. She also draws the attention of Frank Butler, the headlining sharpshooter. Seems they have a mutual attraction, but Annie is the independent sort and Frank has a reputation.

As Annie becomes popular with the public, things start to come up that could ruin her reputation and the show. Annie stays strong and independent as she works through things.

Various people from this time period and the show appear in the book, which brings a little more life to the story line. It also moves at a fairly good clip. ( )

I am a fan of the Wild West. I can remember reading some stories about Annie Oakley. I used to pretend that I was her. Thus I was excited to read this book. After reading this book, I do have to comment and say that I thought this was a quick and nice read.

The author did a good job of stay true for the most part about Annie Oakley. She was a favorite for me in this book. Although, she was not the only one. There is Buffalo Bill and love interest Frank Butler. For the time period of this story and the characters; I did enjoy this book. However, I felt that the mystery aspect of the story was a bit weak. I had no strong reactions to things that transpired within the story. This is where I did want a bigger "bang". Final thoughts: An enjoyable read. ( )

Sharp Shoot'n, 15 year old, trapper, Champion of women and Indians Annie Mosey wants to wrangle her man. Whether it is the murderer of Indian friend Kimi or Frank Butler the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Scoundrels appear in this 1885 telling of the adventures of Annie Oakley. Figuring out who is trying to do her wrong is complicated when her horse Buck is poisoned! Lots going on in Bovee's narrative that takes the reader back to the old west. Mosey on Back for a trip to the past. "A copy of this book was provided by Spark press via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion." ( )