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Stephen Kings The Gunslinger meets Breaking Bad in Laura Bickles novel Dark Alchemy.Some secrets are better left buried Geologist Petra Dee arrives in Wyoming seeking clues to her fathers disappearance years ago. What she finds instead is Temperance, a dying western town with a gold rush past and a meth-infested present. But under the dust and quiet, an old power is shifting. When bodies start turning updesiccated and twisted skeletons that Petra cant scientifically explainher investigations land her in the middle of a covert war between the towns most powerful interests. Petras father wasnt the only one searching for the alchemical secrets of Temperance, and those still looking are now ready to kill. Armed with nothing but shaky alliances, a pair of antique guns, and a relic she doesnt understand, the only thing Petra knows for sure is that she and her coyote sidekick are going to have to move fastor die next.
About the Author
Laura Bickle grew up in rural Ohio, reading entirely too many comic books out loud to her favorite Wonder Woman doll. After graduating with an MA in Sociology - Criminology from Ohio State University and an MLIS in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she patrolled the stacks at the public library and worked with data systems in criminal justice. She now dreams up stories about the monsters under the stairs, also writing contemporary fantasy novels under the name Alayna Williams.
Her work has been included in the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Project 2013 reading list and the State Library of Ohio's Choose to Read Ohio reading list for 2015-2016.
The latest updates on her work are available at: http://www.laurabickle.com/
