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At the turn of the last century, sleek steam liners carried a fortune in silk from the Orient to Vancouver. The costly material, insured by the day, was rushed to New York in specially designed silk trains, which became the target of every crook across the continent. Finding a body on the railroad docks sends John Lansdowne Grenville racing to uncover a killer in a frontier town where he knows no one. Having failed to strike it rich in the Klondike, Grenville has taken a job guarding the silk trains, along with his friend and fellow gold-hunter Sam Scott. When Grenville and Scott come across the body of a gangster on the wharf one snowy morning, Scott is quickly arrested for murder. Grenville is determined to clear his friend, and his hunt for the real killer takes him to the seedy side of the city; to burlesque halls, gambling joints and down along Dupont Street -- two blocks of brothels and opium dens along the reeking mudflats. Can Grenville sort out silk trains, smuggling rings, opium dealers, houses of ill repute, power struggles, blackmail and betrayal in time to trap a killer and save his friend?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:078671946X
ISBN13:9780786719464
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Carroll & Graf Publishers
Length:313 Pages
Weight:1.12 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
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The Silk Train Murder
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Sharon Rowse's first book, THE SILK TRAIN MURDER, is a historical mystery set in Vancouver, British Columbia at the turn of the 20th century. It is the 1st in a planned series starring John Lansdowne Granville, 4th son of Baron Granville, noble-born Englishman, and his "merry men" (some are women...). I did enjoy the mystery, although I did wish that it would move along a little faster at times. However, I think that the author meant for this book to set up the characters and give us a glimpse of their lifestyle and surroundings. As the book progressed, my interest in the mystery became keener and I fairly flew through the last quarter of the book. I really liked Granville and his companions Trent, Emily, Clara and Bertie. The story is well researched and I learned a lot about doings in the Pacific Northwest, a favorite place of mine, in 1899. I'll be looking for the next in this series. If you like a little history with your mystery and appreciate a bit of a Wild West setting, this is the book for you.
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