This book is a wild ride. It's 1914, an era where women are expected to stay home and take care of the family. Already, the Kopp sisters are an anomaly--rather than move in with their brother, Francis, they opt to live on their own on the family farm following their mother's passing. And they do quite well for themselves, thank you very much. 
 They're skilled at isolation, until an automobile runs into their buggy on the road. A simple request for payment for damages spirals into threatening letters from the driver, visits to the police station, and the sisters learning how to use a revolver in self-defense. Constance Kopp finds herself traveling around New Jersey and New York, gathering whatever information she can to make sure this well-to-do menace is put in jail. 
 The Kopp sisters aren't your average turn-of-the-century women, and from the start you love their brash and seemingly unladylike personalities. The best part? This all happened, and Constance ultimately became one of America's first female deputy sheriffs. Now that's the kind of history I'm interested in. They don't hide the fact they're unmarried, and they don't pretend they want to be anything but who they are. Even when men are shooting at their house and throwing bricks through windows, they don't even consider moving in with their brother--the "man of the house"--because they can protect themselves. It's women like these who paved the way for the rest of us. 
 Also: Kudos to the cover artist, because this book is gorgeous.