This Wild Wild Country by Inga Vesper

Saddle up - we're heading to Gold mining country and taking a trip to the 1930s and the 1970s in Inga Vesper's latest novel - This Wild Wild Country.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a wonderful distraction during a spell of covid and a chance to escape with Joanna, Glitter, and Cornelia and join them on their quest to find gold.

I loved Inga's first book, The Long Long Afternoon, and was excited to read her latest offering. It was fun dipping into the 70s vibes and language of the book, although naturally, there's a serious tone in relation to some of the issues faced by her characters.  

Joanna unexpectedly finds herself in small town USA, and also in the role of investigator after the death of a boy living in a hippie commune when everyone else puts his death down to an accident. As the story unravels, we find some secrets won't lay hidden, and we discover betrayal and who you can trust and who you can't.

I could see this playing out as a movie - it's colourful, rich in setting and would make a great adventure movie.