Death of a Robber Baron
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Death of a Robber Baron

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
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Death of a Robber Baron

About this book

For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…

Set amidst the glittering enclaves of money, power, and privilege in America's tumultuous Gilded Age, this richly detailed mystery follows private detective Pamela Thompson into an elite world where fortunes are flaunted and scandals are hidden--one body at time. . .

Death Of A Robber Baron

New York City, 1891. In the spirit of Christmas, Mrs. Pamela Thompson has devoted herself to charity work, even taking an orphaned child into her Greenwich Village townhome. Her husband Jack, an ambitious banker, agrees to such generous acts as long as his wife allows him to invest his time--and her trust fund--in more lucrative opportunities. But when he risks their entire fortune on questionable copper stocks, Pamela ends up losing everything: her house, her inheritance, and even her husband. . .

Penniless, Pamela is forced to move into a boarding house in the Lower East Side and accept a position at Macy's--as a store detective. Displaying an uncanny knack for the job, she's asked to investigate a private matter of thievery at a palatial "cottage" in the Berkshires. Ironically, her employer is none other than Henry Jennings, the infamous "Copper King" who sold bad stocks to her husband. But when the filthy rich scoundrel is found dead in his study, Pamela holds herself accountable--for sorting out this whole sordid business of money, motives. . .and murder.

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Information

Publisher
Kensington Books
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780758286369
eBook ISBN
9780758286376
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. CHAPTER 1 - Crisis
  6. CHAPTER 2 - Catastrophe
  7. CHAPTER 3 - A Ray of Hope
  8. CHAPTER 4 - A New Beginning
  9. CHAPTER 5 - A Police Spy
  10. CHAPTER 6 - A New Career
  11. CHAPTER 7 - A Challenging Start
  12. CHAPTER 8 - An Opportunity
  13. CHAPTER 9 - A Companion
  14. CHAPTER 10 - Broadmore Hall
  15. CHAPTER 11 - Investigation in the City
  16. CHAPTER 12 - A Commission
  17. CHAPTER 13 - A Dangerous Complication
  18. CHAPTER 14 - The Only Son
  19. CHAPTER 15 - Church
  20. CHAPTER 16 - Testing
  21. CHAPTER 17 - Family Discord
  22. CHAPTER 18 - Tramps
  23. CHAPTER 19 - An Attack in the Woods
  24. CHAPTER 20 - A Thief Uncovered
  25. CHAPTER 21 - Business in the City
  26. CHAPTER 22 - A Reckoning
  27. CHAPTER 23 - Wounded Warrior
  28. CHAPTER 24 - Independence Day
  29. CHAPTER 25 - A Wife in Peril
  30. CHAPTER 26 - Fireworks
  31. CHAPTER 27 - Murder
  32. CHAPTER 28 - Pursuit of a Tramp
  33. CHAPTER 29 - Captured
  34. CHAPTER 30 - Back in the Berkshires
  35. CHAPTER 31 - A Tricky Suspect
  36. CHAPTER 32 - A Tragedy Revisited
  37. CHAPTER 33 - A Disgruntled Servant
  38. CHAPTER 34 - A Missing Man
  39. CHAPTER 35 - An Icy Grave
  40. CHAPTER 36 - A Prime Suspect
  41. CHAPTER 37 - Justice Done
  42. CHAPTER 38 - Truth Emerges
  43. CHAPTER 39 - A Tragic Reckoning
  44. Author’s Notes
  45. GREAT BOOKS, GREAT SAVINGS!
  46. Copyright Page

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