Pat Stoltey (Books)

Pat Stoltey Books

This author explores the tension between seemingly ordinary lives and the hidden dangers that disrupt them. Her works often delve into themes of escape and pursuit, placing characters in situations where they must confront unexpected threats and mistaken perceptions of their reality. With a keen sense of detail and suspense, she crafts narratives that draw readers into a vortex of mystery and twists. Her writing navigates the boundary between thrilling storytelling and deeper reflections on the human psyche.

In Defense of Delia: A Sangamon Novel

269 pages
10 hours of reading

4.9(6)Add rating

1838: Delia Pritchard gets a chilly reception when she returns to Sangamon, Illinois, after a thirteen-year absence. She’s riding a Palouse stallion, is dressed like a man, has a bullet in her shoulder, and leads a horse with a seven-year-old black boy astride. Some think Delia left at the age of sixteen because she killed her parents and set fire to their cabin with the bodies inside. It is also rumored that Delia runs with outlaws and that she shot a lawman. When Doc Hemmer insists Delia and the boy remain in Sangamon while she recuperates from surgery, he doesn’t realize a vicious gang known as the Biedler brothers is on her trail. Preacher John Claymore, also unaware of the danger, wants to meet Doc’s patient with the beautiful eyes. Farmer Annie Gray kills one of the Biedlers and triggers a violent response from the gang. Delia knows the brothers will be relentless. She brought this disaster down on the town and its residents. Can she save them all?