The Secret in the Wall
A Novel
$37.55
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2022
Summary
Inez Stannert has reinvented herself-again. Fleeing the comfort and wealth of her East Coast upbringing, she became a saloon owner and card sharp in the rough silver boomtown of Leadville, Colorado, always favoring the unconventional path-a difficult road for a woman in the late 1800s.
Then the teenaged daughter of a local prostitute is orphaned by her mother’s murder, and Inez steps up to raise the troubled girl as her own. Inez works hard to keep a respectable, loving home for Anton…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464214943 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1464214948 |
| Author: | Ann Parker |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 417g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 140mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Silver Rush Mysteries |
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Critics Review
“Agatha finalist Parker’s intricate eighth Silver Rush mystery (after 2020’s Mortal Music) finds onetime Colorado saloon owner Inez Stannert and her 12-year-old ward, Antonia Gizzi, settled comfortably in 1882 San Francisco…Appealing characters match satisfying puzzles. Historical fans will be delighted.” – Publishers Weekly
“Intricately plotted and intriguingly cast, this richly detailed historical mystery captivates and will leave you wishing for more. Parker’s smart, fiercely independent sleuth is pure delight.” – Audrey Blake, USA Today bestselling author
“The year 1882 launches Inez Stannert–sleuth, card shark, musician, saloon owner, and helper of ambitious women–on another adventure…a mystery based on true events and replete with rich period detail, that’s a delight to read.” – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Ann Parker
Ann Parker is the author of the award-winning Silver Rush historical mystery series set in the 1880s, featuring music store owner and nineteenth-century angel investor Inez Stannert. A science writer by day, Ann lives in the San Francisco Bay area and is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Women Writing the West.
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