Mercury's Rise: A Silver Rush

Parker, Ann

ISBN 10: 1590589610 / ISBN 13: 9781590589618

Published by Poisoned Pen Pr, 2011

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Synopsis:

It is summer 1880, and Inez Stannert, one of the partners in the Silver Queen Saloon in Leadville, Colorado, travels with her photographer friend Susan to the fashionable summer retreat of Manitou for a reunion with her son, now a toddler in the care of her sister. On the way, fellow stagecoach passenger Edward Pace suddenly grows faint, swigs some medicine, and dies under their horrified gaze. Pace's widow rejects a weak heart theory and begs Inez to investigate. As Inez digs deeper, she uncovers the shady side of spa tourism including spurious claims, profiteering from the coming bonanza in medicinal waters and miracle cures, and medical practitioners who kindle false hopes in the desperate and the dying. Then Inez's husband Mark reappears after a year and a half's unexplained absence. Now she must fight to hold on to her child and the life she has built for herself in an era where "independent woman" is an oxymoron.

About the Author:

Ann Parker is the author of the award-winning Silver Rush historical mystery series set in 1880s Colorado, featuring saloon-owner Inez Stannert. Books in the series include Silver Lies, Iron Ties, Leaden Skies and this, the latest, Mercury's Rise. A science writer by day, Ann lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Women Writing the West.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mercury's Rise: A Silver Rush
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Pr
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good