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Gilded Deceit

Author : Tracy Grant
Publisher : NYLA
ISBN 13 : 194377286X
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Gilded Deceit written by Tracy Grant and published by NYLA. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Malcolm & Suzanne Rannoch Historical Mystery 13 The secrets of Suzanne Rannoch’s scandalous past have forced Suzanne and her husband Malcolm— also a spy — to flee London's intrigues and ballrooms. Suzanne fears they will go mad from boredom in their gilded refuge on Lake Como. But before they even reach the villa, they are attacked by bandits who think the Rannochs possess a mysterious treasure. Are their past deeds catching up with them or were they mistaken for someone else? As they settle in at the lake, they encounter Italian revolutionaries, gun smugglers, an English nobleman living in self-imposed exile with a beautiful contessa, and Lord Byron and Percy and Mary Shelley, who have their own reasons for fleeing Britain. The exquisite beauty of the villas and gardens holds layers of deceit, tied to the very enemies the Rannochs sought to escape. When a golden afternoon on the lake turns crimson with murder, Malcolm and Suzanne realize that boredom is the least of their concerns...but they may have to fear for their lives and the lives of those closest to them... "Shimmers like the finest salons in Vienna." —Deborah Crombie "Meticulous, delightful, and full of surprises." —Tasha Alexander "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!"— Lauren Willig "A superb storyteller."— Deanna Raybourn

Diamonds and Deadlines

Author : Betsy Prioleau
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468314513
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Diamonds and Deadlines written by Betsy Prioleau and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betsy Prioleau’s biography of Gilded Age female tycoon Miriam Leslie is “an appropriately twisty tale of someone trying to outrun her origins. . . . Her story sparkles, as intoxicating as a champagne fountain that somebody else is paying for” (New York Times Book Review). Among the fabled tycoons of the Gilded Age—Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt—is a forgotten figure: Mrs. Frank Leslie. For 20 years she ran the country’s largest publishing company, Frank Leslie Publishing, which chronicled postbellum America in dozens of weeklies and monthlies. A pioneer in an all-male industry, she made a fortune and became a national celebrity and tastemaker in the process. But Miriam Leslie was also a byword for scandal: she flouted feminine convention, took lovers, married four times, and harbored unsavory secrets that she concealed through a skein of lies and multiple personas. Both during and after her lifetime, glimpses of the truth emerged, including an illegitimate birth and a checkered youth. Diamonds and Deadlines reveals the previously unknown, sensational life of the brilliant and brazen “empress of journalism,” who dropped a bombshell at her death: she left her entire multimillion-dollar estate to women’s suffrage—a never-equaled amount that guaranteed passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. In this dazzling biography, cultural historian Betsy Prioleau draws from diaries, genealogies, and published works to provide an intimate look at the life of one of the Gilded Age’s most complex, powerful women and unexpected feminist icons. Ultimately, Diamonds and Deadlines restores Mrs. Frank Leslie to her rightful place in history as a monumental businesswoman who presaged the feminist future and reflected, in bold relief, the Gilded Age, one of the most momentous, seismic, and vivid epochs in American history. Includes Black-and-White Images

Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

Author : Richard White
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324004347
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University written by Richard White and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 by the Los Angeles Times A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how, and why. In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son. After her husband’s death in 1893, Jane Stanford, a devoted spiritualist who expected the university to inculcate her values, steered Stanford into eccentricity and public controversy for more than a decade. In 1905 she was murdered in Hawaii, a victim, according to the Honolulu coroner’s jury, of strychnine poisoning. With her vast fortune the university’s lifeline, the Stanford president and his allies quickly sought to foreclose challenges to her bequests by constructing a story of death by natural causes. The cover-up gained traction in the murky labyrinths of power, wealth, and corruption of Gilded Age San Francisco. The murderer walked. Deftly sifting the scattered evidence and conflicting stories of suspects and witnesses, Richard White gives us the first full account of Jane Stanford’s murder and its cover-up. Against a backdrop of the city’s machine politics, rogue policing, tong wars, and heated newspaper rivalries, White’s search for the murderer draws us into Jane Stanford’s imperious household and the academic enmities of the university. Although Stanford officials claimed that no one could have wanted to murder Jane, we meet several people who had the motives and the opportunity to do so. One of these, we discover, also had the means.

Current of Darkness

Author : Robert Brighton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book Current of Darkness written by Robert Brighton and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "stellar" tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age, Current of Darkness is richly detailed and captivating . . . a "winning" historical and romantic must-read.

Unraveling Deceit

Author : Astor Onassis
Publisher : Pencil
ISBN 13 : 9358832614
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book Unraveling Deceit written by Astor Onassis and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Unraveling Deceit: Shadows of Betrayal and the Triumph of Resilience," the intricate tapestry of human relationships is woven with threads of manipulation, love, and the indomitable spirit to overcome. Set against a backdrop of opulent wealth and social allure, this captivating tale follows Alexander Hendrix as he navigates a treacherous path strewn with lies, heartache, and unexpected alliances. When Alexander crosses paths with the beguiling Myers, little does he know that her web of deceit will ensnare him in a web of emotional turmoil. As their entangled lives unfold, dark secrets come to light, leading Alexander down a harrowing journey of self-discovery and determination. With the enigmatic Johnnie entering the scene, the complexities of desire and power play out in ways Alexand

Deception by Gaslight

Author : Kate Belli
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
ISBN 13 : 1643854658
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Deception by Gaslight written by Kate Belli and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glittering Gilded-Age New York holds its lavish charms--and a litany of deadly sins--as intrepid reporter Genevieve Stewart uncovers a trail of corruption and murder. 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.

Once a Week

Author : Eneas Sweetland Dallas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Once a Week written by Eneas Sweetland Dallas and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Midwinter Intrigue

Author : Tracy Grant
Publisher : NYLA
ISBN 13 : 1943772975
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Midwinter Intrigue written by Tracy Grant and published by NYLA. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former spies Malcolm and Mélanie Suzanne Rannoch have fled Britain with their family to escape the exposure of Suzanne's past as a French agent in the Napoleonic Wars. The news that Malcolm's grandfather, the Duke of Strathdon, is dangerously ill makes them risk a secret voyage to Scotland in the depths of winter. But they arrive at the Rannoch castle on the Highland coast to find that all is not as expected. Dunmykel Castle holds dangerous mysteries beyond the sliding panel in the library, the hidden rooms, and the secret passage to the beach. As snow falls and the holiday season approaches, the Rannochs face smugglers and old enemies, and must race to uncover a deadly secret that could destroy their hard-won escape. "Shimmers like the finest salons in Vienna." —Deborah Crombie "Meticulous, delightful, and full of surprises." —Tasha Alexander "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!"— Lauren Willig "A superb storyteller."— Deanna Raybourn

The Story of a Nun. A Novel

Author : Mrs. A. Crawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.V/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Story of a Nun. A Novel written by Mrs. A. Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Glad Tidings to Perishing Sinners

Author : Abraham Booth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Glad Tidings to Perishing Sinners written by Abraham Booth and published by . This book was released on 1796 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Murder at the Serpentine Bridge

Author : Andrea Penrose
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 1496732553
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book Murder at the Serpentine Bridge written by Andrea Penrose and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Bridgerton looking for a mysterious twist on the glittering ballrooms of the Regency—a masterfully plotted story from a USA Today bestselling author that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and international intrigue, plus a touch of romance that readers of Amanda Quick and Deanna Raybourn will savor. “[Penrose] mixes well thought out mysteries, early forensic science, great details of the era and a slow burning attraction creating a compulsive read.” —The New York Public Library Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet with her new husband and their unconventional family and friends. Still, some social obligations must be honored, especially with the grand Peace Celebrations unfolding throughout London to honor victory over Napoleon. But when Wrexford and their two young wards, Raven and Hawk, discover a body floating in Hyde Park’s famous lake, that newfound peace looks to be at risk. The late Jeremiah Willis was the engineering genius behind a new design for a top-secret weapon, and the prototype is missing from the Royal Armory’s laboratory. Wrexford is tasked with retrieving it before it falls into the wrong hands. But there are unsettling complications to the case—including a family connection. Soon, old secrets are tangling with new betrayals, and as Charlotte and Wrexford spin through a web of international intrigue and sumptuous parties, they must race against time to save their loved ones from harm—and keep the weapon from igniting a new war . . . “A charming, action-packed mix of historical mystery and Regency romance.” — Kirkus Reviews “Fascinating and well-researched historic events… a colorful depiction of Regency England.” –Publishers Weekly

London Gambit

Author : Tracy Grant
Publisher : NYLA
ISBN 13 : 1943772428
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book London Gambit written by Tracy Grant and published by NYLA. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a moonlit London night, Suzanne Rannoch slips away from a glittering Mayfair party to assist a wounded man who has escaped Paris one step ahead of Royalist pursuit. In fever-wracked delirium, the man warns Suzanne of a plot to rescue Napoleon Bonaparte—a plot that could bring chaos to Suzanne's world, for though now married to the grandson of a British duke, she was once an agent for Bonaparte...Before she can ask more questions, the mysterious man disappears into the London night. That same evening, Suzanne's husband Malcolm, himself a former spy for Britain, is summoned to the warehouse of a shipping company where a thief has been knifed to death. Beside the body is a secret compartment, but whatever the compartment contained is gone. These two seemingly unconnected incidents prove to be the opening gambit in a deadly game that will test the Rannochs' skill, strain their divided loyalties to Britain and France, and entangle not only fellow agents and spymasters, but their friends and family. The stakes are their security, their marriage, their very lives. "Shimmers like the finest salons in Vienna." —Deborah Crombie "Meticulous, delightful, and full of surprises." —Tasha Alexander "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!"— Lauren Willig "A superb storyteller."— Deanna Raybourn

Jewels gathered; or, Scenes from life, by the author of 'She will never die'.

Author : Jewels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Jewels gathered; or, Scenes from life, by the author of 'She will never die'. written by Jewels and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Mayfair Mistletoe Plot

Author : Tracy Grant
Publisher : NYLA
ISBN 13 : 1641972386
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Mayfair Mistletoe Plot written by Tracy Grant and published by NYLA. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a truth universally acknowledged that the life of a former spy cannot remain quiet for long. London, December 1820. Former spies Malcolm and Mélanie Rannoch are hosting a small party and looking forward to an intrigue-free holiday season when their friend, Thomas Thornsby, turns up dripping wet on the doorstep of their Berkeley Square house. Not only is Thomas clearly overwrought, his arrival is particularly awkward. Thomas is newly betrothed to an heiress. Edith Simmons, the woman he wished to marry — if not for lack of fortune — is one of the Rannochs’ guests that evening. But Thomas says he had no one else to turn to. His fiancée, the decorous Marianne Schofield, has vanished without a trace from a Mayfair holiday ball. Always willing to help a friend, the Rannochs don evening attire and join the elegant gathering. Amidst the holiday revelry they find that Thomas's seemingly perfect betrothed has secrets of her own. As they uncover layers of mystery, Mélanie and Malcolm realize some of the plots being hatched beneath the mistletoe may prove deadly.

Memoirs of Constant, the Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet

Author : Louis Constant Wairy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of Constant, the Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet written by Louis Constant Wairy and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Works of Abraham Booth ... With Some Account of His Life and Writings

Author : Abraham Booth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Abraham Booth ... With Some Account of His Life and Writings written by Abraham Booth and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: