by Jess Montgomery | May 22, 2020 | Book Clubs, History, The Hollows
One of the comments I receive most often when I visit with book clubs is shock at the revelation of the existence in the 1920s-30s of the WKKK–the Women’s Ku Klux Klan. The shock is often expressed in comments like: I wouldn’t have thought women...
by Jess Montgomery | Apr 16, 2020 | History, Inspiration, Story Behind the Story, The Hollows, The Widows
My protagonist, Lily Ross, is inspired by Ohio’s true first female sheriff in 1925, Maude Collins. In real life, Maude’s husband, Fletcher, was killed in the line of duty as sheriff of Vinton County, Ohio. Maude worked as his jail matron. After his non-mysterious but...
by Jess Montgomery | Jan 30, 2020 | Gratitude, The Hollows
I firmly believe that no journey–what’s more a writer’s journey–is a trek that can be made alone. So while I may have written THE HOLLOWS, I’m so grateful to all the people who helped me bring it to the world of readers. First, I thank my...
by Jess Montgomery | Oct 17, 2019 | Giveaway, Promotion, Sweepstakes, The Hollows
I’m excited to share that the next novel in my Kinship historical mystery series, THE HOLLOWS, is available for pre-order! (It will be published on January 14, 2020.) And I’m delighted that it’s already getting good reviews, such as this one in...
