Girl Waits with Gun - first of all, what a phenomenal title. Which becomes even more understandable and appealing knowing that it was actually the title of one of the newspaper articles written about Constance Kopp and her sisters. This is such a great story, one that I had no idea about before this book, and I am grateful to the author for researching and telling this story. There are so few historical accounts of normal, everyday women rising above what was expected of them in the time period of this story. This was before women had even won the right to vote, and that a woman was able to so impress that she was offered a role as Deputy Sheriff is really impressive. I enjoyed the story itself and the progression of Constance as a character. I felt the development was so real, from a young lady who "disgraced" herself early and spent all following years on the perimeter, almost in hiding, with her family. But as the events of the story unfold and they are forced to come out into the public eye, Constance steps up to protect the family and grows into herself (a prodigious feat, considering her size) and her future (challenging the normal expectations for "spinsters" in her situation). The story told is not what I expected, the story of how she became a Sheriff, not tales of her life as a Sheriff, but I actually think that's the better story. It was a slower paced read, for that, but answering the question of how she become such an anomaly for women of the time is definitely the story worth telling. The setting and characters really came to life and the author really built and handled the atmosphere perfectly. Very enjoyable experience.