The Twelve Thieves of Christmas: A Lady Detective for Hire Historical Mystery
Author | : K. B. Owen |
Publisher | : Misterio Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2021-08-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 1947287281 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781947287280 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Twelve Thieves of Christmas: A Lady Detective for Hire Historical Mystery written by K. B. Owen and published by Misterio Press. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas bounty of murderers and thieves... Pinkerton detective Penelope Hamilton is happiest when she's working on a case. This Christmas season of 1887 should be very merry indeed, as she has two. One seems simple enough-a surveillance job for her estranged husband, Frank, a fellow Pinkerton. The other promises to be much more interesting. How did a society matron's valuable necklace, lent a year before to a friend who was then murdered by a thief, turn up around the neck of a young debutante from Chicago's high society? All too soon, Pen's investigations stir up trouble. She'll need more than her trusty lockpicks and derringer this time, with a young mother and child in harm's way, an assassin stalking Frank, and a killer claiming another victim. She turns to allies old and new, including an impulsive young society girl, a snoopy housemaid (who's surprisingly good at knots) and, most of all, a distractingly handsome and supposedly reformed jewel thief. One thing is clear-she's going to need a Christmas miracle to save them all.