Deception by gaslight / Kate Belli.
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TextSeries: A Gilded Gotham mystery ; [1]Publisher: New York : Crooked Lane Books, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 278 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781643854649
- 164385464X
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Main Library | Mystery | BELLI, KATE | GG 1 | Available | 33111010410971 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Gilded Age New York sets the stage for a female intrepid reporter in this riveting murder mystery that reimagines the classic Robin Hood hero-for fans of Deanna Raybourn.
" . . . drops readers right into the dirty, cutthroat streets of a bygone Gotham." - Booklist , starred review
As a chill sets in on New York City in the winter of 1888, a jewel thief dubbed the "Robin Hood of the Lower East Side" has been stealing from the city's wealthiest and giving to the poor. Genevieve Stewart-a young woman whose family is part of Mrs. Astor's famed 400 but who has forged a life of her own as a reporter-decides to chase the story, but gets more than she bargained for- a murder victim sprawled in a dark alley in the dangerous Five Points neighborhood.
A handsome neighborhood tough comes to her rescue-but when she encounters the same man at a glamorous ball a few nights later, she realizes he's society scion Daniel McCaffrey. Could this be her Robin Hood? When two more murders rock the Knickerbocker world, it becomes apparent that something much more sinister is afoot than a few stolen diamond necklaces. Genevieve is determined to prove that Daniel is Robin Hood-but she's loath to believe he is a killer as well. From the glittering lights of Fifth Avenue to the sordid back alleys of Five Points, the truth is just one murder away.
New York City, winter 1888. A jewel thief dubbed "Robin Hood of the Lower East Side" has been stealing from the city's wealthiest and giving to the poor. Genevieve Stewart, who forged a life of her own as a reporter, decides to chase the story. But she gets more than she bargained for: a murder victim sprawled in a dark alley in the dangerous Five Points neighborhood. A tough comes to her rescue, but she encounters the same man at a glamorous ball a few nights later. He is society scion Daniel McCaffrey. As more murders rock the Knickerbocker world, it becomes apparent that something much more sinister is afoot than a few stolen diamond necklaces. Genevieve is determined to prove that Daniel is Robin Hood - but she's loath to believe he is a killer as well. -- adapted from jacket