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The Silk Train Murder

by Sharon Rowse
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It is 1899, and the Silk Trains—with their fragile cargo of silk, valued at three quarters of a million dollars—race across the continent to New York. If the thieves don't get to them first.Broke and hungry, gentleman adventurer John Granville finds work guarding the silk trains. His job?—to keep the thieves away. Fleeing his past, Granville can't seem to find a future. Until one of the would-be thieves is found dead in the rail yards. And Granville's friend and fellow gold-seeker Sam Scott is arrested for murder. With the Hanging Judge due back in town any day.To find the killer, Granville dives into the seedy side of the city—the burlesque halls, gambling joints, brothels and opium dens that line reeking mudflats. Along the way he finds companionship in odd places and an ally in Emily Turner, the emancipated daughter of a very Victorian father.Will Granville uncover the truth and find the killer in time to save his friend?The Silk Train Murder is a historical mystery set on the Northwest Coast during the Klondike Era—when Vancouver and Seattle were gateways for Klondike gold and Chinese silk. A rollicking tale of betrayal and murder, opium dens and fan dancers, silk trains and gold, sure to appeal to fans of Anne Perry, Rhys Bowen and Kerry Greenwood.Shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur Ellis First Novel AwardTalk about a big, bubbling stewpot of a book! ... Rowse, a first-time novelist, has delivered a wild ride through a colorful, relatively unknown period in North American history, and she's populated it with a host of unforgettable characters. Her protagonist, the Honorable Granville, makes an appealing leading man, and his lady love, the liberated Emily Turner, provides the perfect romantic coda to this rip-roaring adventure – Mystery Scene Review"The Silk Train Murder establishes its scene and details well, with a good ticking-clock pace and hero haunted by his guilt over a friend's death as well as his loyalty to Sam and his sense of justice." – Historical Novel Review"A well-researched and lively story" – Seattle Times"A rollicking trip through old Vancouver's brothels, saloons and opium dens... this book is a lot of fun" – Globe and Mail
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Series: The Klondike Era Mystery Publisher: Three Cedars Press

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  • Release date: April 19, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780986917103
  • Release date: April 19, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780986917103
  • File size: 567 KB
  • Release date: April 19, 2011
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It is 1899, and the Silk Trains—with their fragile cargo of silk, valued at three quarters of a million dollars—race across the continent to New York. If the thieves don't get to them first.Broke and hungry, gentleman adventurer John Granville finds work guarding the silk trains. His job?—to keep the thieves away. Fleeing his past, Granville can't seem to find a future. Until one of the would-be thieves is found dead in the rail yards. And Granville's friend and fellow gold-seeker Sam Scott is arrested for murder. With the Hanging Judge due back in town any day.To find the killer, Granville dives into the seedy side of the city—the burlesque halls, gambling joints, brothels and opium dens that line reeking mudflats. Along the way he finds companionship in odd places and an ally in Emily Turner, the emancipated daughter of a very Victorian father.Will Granville uncover the truth and find the killer in time to save his friend?The Silk Train Murder is a historical mystery set on the Northwest Coast during the Klondike Era—when Vancouver and Seattle were gateways for Klondike gold and Chinese silk. A rollicking tale of betrayal and murder, opium dens and fan dancers, silk trains and gold, sure to appeal to fans of Anne Perry, Rhys Bowen and Kerry Greenwood.Shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur Ellis First Novel AwardTalk about a big, bubbling stewpot of a book! ... Rowse, a first-time novelist, has delivered a wild ride through a colorful, relatively unknown period in North American history, and she's populated it with a host of unforgettable characters. Her protagonist, the Honorable Granville, makes an appealing leading man, and his lady love, the liberated Emily Turner, provides the perfect romantic coda to this rip-roaring adventure – Mystery Scene Review"The Silk Train Murder establishes its scene and details well, with a good ticking-clock pace and hero haunted by his guilt over a friend's death as well as his loyalty to Sam and his sense of justice." – Historical Novel Review"A well-researched and lively story" – Seattle Times"A rollicking trip through old Vancouver's brothels, saloons and opium dens... this book is a lot of fun" – Globe and Mail
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Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction