P.B. Ryan

A Gilded Age Mystery

1 - Still Life With Murder (Jul-2003)
2 - Murder in a Mill Town (Jul-2004)
3 - Death on Beacon Hill (Mar-2005)
4 - Murder on Black Friday (Nov-2005)
5 - Murder In the North End (Nov-2006)
6 - A Bucket of Ashes (Dec-2007)

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  Still Life With Murder
  

  • Jul-2003
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  A Gilded Age Mystery - 1
  

  Boston, 1868: The wealthy are enjoying the height of the Gilded Age, a time of opulence for many -- but not all. Nell Sweeney, a young Irish immigrant, knows what it is to have nothing. But when she earns a coveted position as governess to the wealth...

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  Murder in a Mill Town
  

  • Jul-2004
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  A Gilded Age Mystery - 2
  

  Living in the Gilded Age of 1868 Boston, young Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney may not have much, but she does possess both a keen mind and a brave heart. As governess to the wealthy Hewitt family, she finds plenty of opportunities to use both -- especi...

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  Death on Beacon Hill
  

  • Mar-2005
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  A Gilded Age Mystery - 3
  

  Boston, 1869: As governess to the wealthy Hewitts, Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney belongs to no particular caste--hers is halfway between her brethren and the Brahmin. But now, a double murder involves both maid and mistress--and it will take cooperati...

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  Murder on Black Friday
  

  • Nov-2005
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  A Gilded Age Mystery - 4
  

  September 24, 1869. The Gilded Age loses some of its glitter when the gold market crashes, wiping out fortunes and dreams in a matter of minutes. But whip-smart Boston governess Nell Sweeney has found that in the rarefied world of the rich, power and...

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  Murder In the North End
  

  • Nov-2006
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  A Gilded Age Mystery - 5
  

  July 1870. Amidst the splendor and opulence of the Gilded Age, Nell Sweeney enjoys a different kind of wealth as governess for the Hewitts of Boston. Her employment has been a privilege in an era of severe class distinctions. But her contact with hig...

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  A Bucket of Ashes
  

  • Dec-2007
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  A Gilded Age Mystery - 6
  

  Summers at the Hewitts' sprawling Cape Cod "cottage" always prove bittersweet for governess Nell Sweeney, for it was here that she lost three sisters and two brothers--and gained a reputation as the best pickpocket on the Cape. At last, her dark past...

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