Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas

I enjoyed listening to this audio book. The story takes place in Colorado in the 1920's. The lifeblood of the town is the mining industry. As the book begins there is an avalanche. A woman happens to be looking out the window when it happens and is horrified to see that children were swept away. School had just let out and the ones who left school quickly ended up in the deadly path of the avalanche. Then Ms. Dallas tells the background of each of the nine children who are missing. The end of the book goes back to the day of the avalanche and we learn the fate of the children.
It is well-written and the characters are interesting. I was particularly intrigued by the story of the Civil War veteran and the prostitute.