Julie W. Weston Books

Julie Weston's writing delves into profound themes of life, death, and rebirth, often set against the evocative backdrop of her native Idaho. Her background in law informs her precisely structured narratives and thoughtfully crafted plots. Weston explores the human experience with a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of place. Her prose masterfully blends suspense with lyrical language, offering readers an immersive literary journey.

Moonshadows
303 pages
11 hours of reading
3.9(30)Add rating
In the early 1920s, photographer Nellie Burns leaves Chicago to find adventure and a career in the West. She lands in Ketchum, Idaho. Out one night photographing moonshadows on snow, she discovers and photographs a dead body. When the body disappears and her negatives are stolen, she joins the chase to solve the mystery and find her negatives. But the Basque sheriff does not welcome her help, and the Chinese residents in town suspect Nellie herself of murder. As Nellie unravels the mystery of the missing body, she encounters a tangled web of revenge, opium addiction, obsessive love and loss, and a haunting story of devotion.
Basque Moon
400 pages
14 hours of reading
3.3(7)Add rating
Nellie Burns, photographer, and her Labrador dog, Moonshine, travel with sheep rancher Gwynn Campbell and his Basque sheepherder to the Stanley Basin of central Idaho. Nellie plans to photograph scenes for a railroad s brochures to lure tourists to the West. When they arrive at the sheep camp, they discover the current herder is dead. Nellie s curiosity and photography lead her to a moonshine still and then a dash up a forested mountain. Nellie and Moonshine confront the greatest challenges yet to their courage and ingenuity when they face a range war and a ruthless killer. Basque Moon is an exciting and authentic story of western conflicts in the 1920s. Nellie must dig deep to restore her faith in herself and her chosen profession."

Moonshadows

Basque Moon