Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun (2013) by Justin St. Germain. In 2001, when he was 20 years old, St. Germain's mother was murdered by her husband (St. Germain's stepfather), who later killed himself. Though St. Germain tried to move on, he found himself inexorably drawn back, to explore the past, to try to figure out the puzzle of his mother's death. In doing so, he tried to gain a better understanding of his mother and the life she had chosen to lead. He also explores the town of Tombstone, around which much of the story revolves, and even gets into the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" and the legend of Wyatt Earp. It's a searing, sad, yet informative memoir of a terrible time in St. Germain's life. I found it well worth reading. Grade: B+