The Case of the Missing Maid (eBook)

Rob Osler (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
320 Seiten
Kensington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4967-4950-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil's Chew Toy delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-19th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun her new job as the first female detective at the Windy Citys Prescott Agency . . . Rough-around-the-edges Harriet Morrow has long been drawn to the idea of whizzing around the city on her bicycle as a professional detective, solving crimes for a living without having to take a husband. Just twenty-one with a younger brother to support, she seizes the chance when the prestigious Prescott Agency hires her as its first woman operative. The move sparks controversywith skeptical male colleagues, a high-strung office secretary, and her boss, Mr. Theodore Prescott, all waiting for her to unravel under the pressure . . . Only an hour into the job, Harriet has an assignment: Discover the whereabouts of a missing maid from one of the most extravagant mansions on Prairie Avenue. Owner Pearl Bartlett has a reputation for sending operatives on wild goose chases around her grand estate, but Harriet believes the stunningly beautiful Agnes Wozniak has indeed vanished under mysterious circumstancespossibly a victim of kidnapping, possibly a victim of something worse . . . With Mr. Prescott pushing a hard deadline, Harriet's burgeoning career depends on working through a labyrinth of eccentric characters and murky motives in a race to discover who made Agnes disappear. When her search leads to Chicago's Polish community and a new friendship in Agnes's charming older sister, Barbara, clues scattered across the city slowly reveal just how much depends on Harriet's inexperienced investigation for answers . . . and the deep danger that awaits once she learns the truth.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.12.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Harriet Morrow Investigates
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: 1800s mystery • 1890s • 1908 • amy stewart • Chicago • Chicago Mystery • Devil's Chew Toy • female detective • female private investigator • gay cozy mystery. • Gay Mystery • historical detective • historical mystery • historical woman sleuth • Jacqueline Winspear • Koop Sisters Mysteries • Lady Sherlock Holmes Mysteries • lesbian fiction • lesbian mystery • lesbian private investigator • LGBTQ • Maisie Dobbs Mysteries • Molly Murphy Mysteries • nineteenth century mystery • private investigator • Quozy Mystery • rhys bowen • rosalie knecht • Sherry Thomas • Vera Kelly Mysteries • Windy City mystery • woman detective
• ISBN-10: 1-4967-4950-2 / 1496749502
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4967-4950-5 / 9781496749505