The Fall of White City
Author | : N. S. Wikarski |
Publisher | : Northgate Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2024-04-15 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Fall of White City written by N. S. Wikarski and published by Northgate Press. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries: Volume 1 - The Fall of White City Wealthy spinster Evangeline LeClair leads a paradoxical life. By day, she fends off marriage-minded suitors. By night, she teaches English to factory workers at a social settlement in the slums. Evangeline is quite satisfied with the status quo until murder disrupts her routine. One of her students, a penniless immigrant, has been stabbed to death in Chicago's most exclusive hotel. The girl's brother, a known anarchist, is accused of the crime. Evangeline wheedles her admirer, Freddie Simpson, into helping her track down the real killer. Their list of possible suspects is long: a captain of industry, a denizen of the slums, a shady doctor who mixes his own drugs, and a teenage prostitute from a sporting house in the Levee District. The gleaming surface of the World's Fair casts many shadows, and THE FALL OF WHITE CITY exposes the darkness at its core.