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Mercury's Rise When Mercury's Rise opens, Inez is on a stagecoach from Leadville to Manitou Springs, where she will see her sister and rejoin her young son at last. But that Rocky Mountain stagecoach ride turns out to be much more than she bargains for.... "Deft pacing and irresistible characters… an un-put-down-able read" —Sophie Littlefield, author of A Bad Day for Pretty and A Bad Day for Scandal "As fast-paced as a runaway buggy and has more twists and turns than a mountain trail" —Kate Emerson, author of At the King's Pleasure "Mercury is poison, but Inez Stannert's latest adventure is pure gold." —Sarah Smith, Agatha-winning author of The Other Side of Dark Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award nominee Agatha Best Historical Mystery Award nominee “Recommended Read” of 2011: Colorado Country Life Magazine “Favorite Read” in Western Mysteries: True West Magazine |
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The
summer of 1880: although
possible investment
in Leadville's silver
mines is a main reason
that former president
and Civil War general
Ulysses S. Grant is
now touring this city
at the top of the
Rockies, others in
his retinue and in
town are enticed by
other visions. As
part owner of the
Silver Queen Saloon,
Inez Stannert has
often observed the
ruination that comes
from yielding to temptation.
Still, that knowledge
hasn't stopped Inez
from striking a backroom
deal with upscale
brothel madam Frisco
Flo, a deal that Inez
gambles will make
her financially independent... |
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"The
great questions
of the time are
not decided by
speeches and majority
decisions . .
. but by iron
and blood" It's the summer of 1880, and high in the Colorado Rockies laborers toil over wood ties and steel rails. The road of the iron horse is coming to Leadville. Silver Queen Saloon owner Inez Stannert and her business partner Abe Jackson, along with the rest of the town, are preparing for the arrival of General William Palmer's railroad—the Denver & Rio Grande—and its first passenger General Ulysses S. Grant. But not all are happy to see the train or the generals arrive . . . Iron Ties is available in hard cover and Large Print trade paperback. Where to buy Iron Ties. |
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It happened in Silicon Valley. In Sutter's Mill. And in Leadville. They
all came to Leadville
with the same purpose: As 1879 is drawing to a close, this Rocky Mountain boom town has infected the world with silver fever. Investors, confidence men, merchants, miners... all flock to Leadville looking for the next strike. Women join the rush as well—among them, saloon owner Inez Stannert. When a prominent mining assayer is found trampled behind her establishment, she's determined to unravel the mystery of his death. Her search takes her from the mines and banks of Leadville to the exclusive parlor houses of Denver. Along the way, she finds that lies and secrets run deep in Colorado and many will stop at nothing to get rich... Silver
Lies is available
in trade paperback
and Large |
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