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Hattie Davish is delighted to be ably assisting her wealthy employer, Sir Arthur Windom-Greene, an English scholar who is fascinated by the American Civil War and who is hard at work putting together a definitive biography of Union general Cornelius Starrett.
Their research takes them to the small town of Galena, Illinois, where they quickly learn that the twenty-five years since the war's end have done little to heal old wounds. Distrust and betrayal seem to linger in everyone's minds—none more so than General Starrett's own pompous son, Henry. Hattie is certain he has something to do with a string of bizarre incidents that have recently plagued the town—and her suspicions are bluntly confirmed when the much-disliked Henry turns up dead.
Between her work for Sir Arthur, preparing for Christmas, and unscheduled visitors from her past, Hattie hardly has time to investigate a murder—but her curiosity prevails, and she soon finds herself lost in a labyrinth of secrets and deceit that leads to more questions than answers . . .
The bestselling author of A Lack of Temperance continues her Victorian-era mystery series that Emily Brightwell calls "a welcome addition to the genre."
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- ISBN: 9780758276377
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- ISBN: 9780758276377
- File size: 677 KB
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- English
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August 5, 2013
Loan-Wilsey combines meticulous research with sturdy characters in her second Hattie Davish mystery (after 2012’s A Lack of Tolerance). In 1892, Hattie Davish has come to Galena, Ill., home of many Civil War veterans, as the secretary of British scholar Sir Arthur Windom-Greene. Sir Arthur is interviewing Cornelius Starrett, a retired Union general who was present at Appomattox, when trouble arrives in the form of Henry Starrett, the general’s crude, rude, and lewd son. Henry incites violence against a former “Copperhead” (a Northerner who sought peace with the Confederacy), and his presence destabilizes other relationships. Hattie, caught in the middle of the resulting chaos, reluctantly agrees to investigate a murder when Sir Arthur becomes the prime suspect. Happily, the local police investigator and the doctor to whom Hattie is attracted don’t nag her to mind her own business. On the other hand, some readers may not want to know quite so much about Galena’s history. Agent: John Talbot, John Talbot Agency.
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