Rheinbach’s Remedies: A Short Story
In Rheinbach's Remedies, we travel back in time to the high-water mark of the patent medicine era, when millions could be made from a good cure-all. Envious of the success of a local patent medicine kingpin, Dr. Franklin Rheinbach decides to concoct his own line of elixirs.
All goes well—very well—for Dr. Rheinbach . . . until he finds that success and fame have their price.
Acclaimed author Robert Brighton, author of The Avenging Angel Detective Agency™ Mysteries and other titles, is “an expert storyteller, who deftly blends the fascinations of the period setting with unpredictability and suspense . . . Brighton’s narration celebrates our common humanity.” (Booklife)
“. . . The author is a talented storyteller, and it is hard to resist the very detailed and authentic world he creates.” — (Kirkus Reviews)
A Note From The Author
Well, here it is—my first (published) short story, Rheinbach's Remedies.
Meet Dr. Franklin Rheinbach.
Inspired by—and maybe a little jealous of—a local medicine mogul raking in cash with so-called cure-alls, Dr. Rheinbach decides to mix up a little success of his own.
Despite his enormous success, Dr. Rheinbach soon find that in the world of miracle cures . . . sometimes the cost of fame is nothing short of a curse.
I hope you like it.