cover image Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

Carol Cox. Bethany House, $14.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-7642-0957-4

Cox’s (Love in Disguise) western romance is set in 1893 in Arizona Territory, where the motto, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free,” has appeared on the masthead of the Granite Springs Gazette for as long as its editor’s daughter, Amelia Wagner, can remember. The integrity of her father, A.J. Wagner, is a given. But when he dies, leaving the newspaper to her, she jumps in to complete his investigation against a leviathan financial firm. Though the owner of the Great Western Investment Company has done nothing illegal, Amelia fully believes her father’s insistence that an evil truth must be brought to light. Devoted friends—typesetter Homer, paperboy Jimmy, and other faithful community members, including handsome Ben Stone, an unexpected ally from within Great Western itself—assist in an impetuous investigation that leads Amelia into mortal danger. Her beliefs about her parents, as well as about God’s will, are sorely tested. Cox’s 13th novel is sure to delight fans of the Old West. [em]Agency: Books & Such Literary Management. (June) [/em]