D.A. Brockett
2 books in the catalogue, published 2002.
D. A. Brockett, also credited as Debbie A. Brockett, is a Grand Junction, Colorado novelist. Western Reflections Publishing carries two of her books: Stained Glass Rose from 2002 and Our Darling, which Google Books dates to 2004. Both start from real events in Grand Junction.
About D.A. Brockett
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel called her a local author in 2009, when it reported on a staged reading of The Apron String Murder, a play adapted from Stained Glass Rose. She and the playwright, Joseph Wilcox, took questions after that reading.
The Historical Novel Society review says her interest in the 1937 murder began with a tombstone she saw on a cemetery tour. We could not verify a fuller biography, and no birth or career dates.
Books
Our Darling
A novel based on the 1971 discovery of a baby buried in a cave above the Gunnison River, set in 1920s Grand Junction. Google Books lists it at 182 pages.
Stained Glass Rose
A 2002 novel built on the 1937 Grand Junction murder, with an afterword on the real crime. It follows Rose Padrini and Marietta Morris.
What the books share
Both novels fictionalize true Grand Junction stories. Stained Glass Rose takes the 1937 murder of a young woman in a Barbary Coast brothel. Our Darling takes the 1971 discovery of a buried baby in a cave above the Gunnison River, with a metal plate reading Our Darling, and sets the story in the 1920s.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Following a local author's true stories
With two novels drawn from Grand Junction events, a reader can start with the guide's newspaper index to see whether the real 1937 and 1971 stories were covered in print.
Matching the novels to their sources
Both books are fiction built on true Grand Junction stories. Read the novel first for the story, then the Reverse Daily Sentinel Index on the Mesa County guide for what the paper itself reported.
Go deeper
Both of Brockett's books start from real events in and around Grand Junction. These two Mesa County sources help a reader find the surrounding history.
Western Colorado History guide
The Mesa County Libraries guide home page, which links the Rashleigh Regional History Room, special collections by appointment and the Reverse Daily Sentinel Index.
Colorado National Monument
The National Park Service home page for the monument at 1750 Rim Rock Drive, Fruita, with notes on camping and the Rim Rock Drive.
Good to know
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