Dark Alchemy, Laura Bickle
Dark Alchemy, Laura Bickle
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Dark Alchemy

Author: Laura Bickle

Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 02/26/2019

Synopsis

Stephen King's The Gunslinger meets Breaking Bad in Laura Bickle's novel Dark Alchemy.Some secrets are better left buried … Geologist Petra Dee arrives in Wyoming seeking clues to her father's 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 up—desiccated and twisted skeletons that Petra can't scientifically explain—her investigations land her in the middle of a covert war between the town's most powerful interests. Petra's father wasn't 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 doesn't understand, the only thing Petra knows for sure is that she and her coyote sidekick are going to have to move fast—or die next.

About Laura Bickle

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. 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. More information about Laura’s work can be found at www.laurabickle.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on July 06, 2015

4.5 Stars Yet again Laura has completely outdone herself. An absolute stunner of a book. Twists and turns that leave you thirsting for more. A adventure fantasy set in the wild wild west, something you can not miss!......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on May 14, 2015

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Petra Dee is a woman running from the past and all the memories that haunt her dreams. She seeks distraction in the form of small-town Temperance, Wyoming where her father was last heard of years past and she intends on searching for him. This small-town is far from ordinary......more

Goodreads review by Heather ~*dread mushrooms*~ on July 28, 2016

I'm sad I didn't like this. I really, really love the concept, and there were so many good elements throughout the book. In the end, it just didn't work. The book was missing oomph, a spark that it needed to make me fall in love. The characters didn't jump out at me. I felt the writing was quite fla......more

Goodreads review by Monica on August 10, 2024

This book was not what I was expecting. It had a strong female main character. There was also a love interest and lots of action. There were many magical elements as well. However the love interest of the main character was not exactly human and not something I had ever heard of before. As the name......more

Goodreads review by Billie's Not So Secret Diary on May 23, 2024

Dark Alchemy by Laura Bickle Wildlands #1 Urban Fantasy Everand (Scribd) Audio Ages: 16+ After an accident aboard an oil rig, geologist Petra Dee takes a contract job at Yellowstone. Not only will the job make her some money, but the town of Temperance, Wyoming is where her father disappeared years before......more

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