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Love and be loved in this “achingly beautiful” tale with intertwining love stories, mysteries, and resurrectionists with “every lavish scene cinematically described.” Opening with “perhaps the most beautiful writing ever,” the prologue is set in “one summer long ago,” and progresses with “adventure and curiosity” in this “life-changing story.”
A tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age. A secret meeting lures beautiful detective Sarah Payne undercover, behind the bright façade of the honeymoon playground of Niagara Falls and into the strange and perilous underworld of the booming electric power industry. "Writing that is on par with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.” Contains three original scratchboard illustrations.
1901. Not quite thirteen years have passed since Jack the Ripper terrorized Whitechapel, London. And now, in the very shadow of the great Pan-American Exposition, has Jack the Ripper returned? An important novel “with narration celebrating our shared humanity” in which the working girls themselves must stand together to stop the carnage and reclaim their humanity.
As the remains of the great Pan-American Exposition are swept away, the sensational murder of a prominent businessman, and the city's stronghold on covering it up, leads us along with new detective Sarah Payne into a storm of courtroom drama and sheer resolve to uncover the skeletons best kept hidden away. “This has the feel of a great cocktail party…a polished, rewarding page-turner.” Contains three original scratchboard illustrations.
Inspired by “the true crime of the century” in 1901 in Buffalo, New York - a muscular, young city, Queen of the Lake, The Electric City, where the money that builds Newport mansions and Park Avenue townhouses is made, plays host to the world’s greatest fair, the Pan-American Exposition and its 8,000,000 guests. “Written with grace and power, capturing the moment that electricity lit up the world.” Contains three original interior scratchboard illustrations.
Meet the Characters from The Avenging Angel Detective Agency Mysteries!
May we present Arthur Pendle....
Dashing, intense Arthur is a promising young attorney – Ivy League educated, and best friends with the District Attorney. Rumors fly, however, about this man of mystery, who rarely appears in court, and rarely visits his own law office – yet lives a lavish lifestyle suited to a man of unlimited means. And just what is it that Arthur and Cassie are planning behind the closed doors of their opulent Ashwood home?
Stay tuned ... next is Sarah Payne...
Welcome to the
Avenging Angel Detective AgencyTM!
A heinous crime claims the life of someone near and dear to beautiful Sarah Payne, and when the powerful in the city of Buffalo close ranks to prevent justice from being done, Sarah takes matters into her own hands.
In a series of novels set in the late Gilded Age, you'll follow Sarah and her other Avenging Angels as they tackle the cases that no one else will touch ... and become enmeshed in the loves, lusts, and secret intrigues of the fashionable but naughty Ashwood Set.
Each Avenging Angel Detective Agency Mystery - while allowing you to build a long-term relationship with recurring characters - is an independent story that invites you to glimpse a facet of a glittering time long ago, one both strange and mysterious and yet eerily familiar ... while you’re invited to join the collection from the start, you can start anywhere and read these books in any order!
