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Louisa and the Missing Heiress
Anna Maclean
Your favorite author takes on a life of her own, and proves to be a smart, courageous sleuth in this fascinating new mystery series.??Victoria Thompson, author of the Gaslight Mystery series
Louisa May Alcott Mystery
Signet Mystery
April 2004
Featuring: Louisa May Alcott
304 pages
ISBN: 0451211790
EAN: 9780451211798
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Gentle Reader,
In the days before I achieved renown as the author of
Little Women, I was writing and selling stories of a
more lurid nature, inspired by my spellbound fascination
with the dark and mysterious. But nothing I could conjure
from my own imagination could prepare me for the role of
detective I found myself playing time and again…
My family and I shared a frugal home in Boston during the
years before the Civil War, a time of hooped skirts and
beaver hats. While I railed against my lack of freedom as a
woman, my parents set high standards for me, offering
warmth
and wisdom, and secretly (and illegally!) aiding the
Underground Railroad. My sisters provided lighter
companionship, as did my many friends, including Dorothy
Wortham.
I was looking forward to seeing Dot again after her
year-long honeymoon overseas. However, the happy reunion I
expected was overshadowed by her distant and distraught
behavior. Before she could confide her anxiety in me, her
body was discovered floating in Boston Harbor, with
evidence
of foul play. I could not fathom who would wish to harm
such
a kind spirit as Dot, but I was determined to search the
foggy, cobblestone streets until I found out…
Louisa May Alcott
"This tale of dark secrets, mysterious men, and
heiresses in distress will please any reader." - Joanne
Dobson, author of The Northbury Papers
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