See President Mckinley or Die Trying A Jemmy Mcbustle Mystery |
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Author:
| Amis, Fedora |
Cover Design by:
| Amis, Fedora |
ISBN: | 978-1-955983-00-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2022 |
Publisher: | Mardon Moore Books
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Book Format: | Digital online |
List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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Lede Line - In 1898 St. Louis, Nellie Bly wannabe goes undercover in an institution for insane ladies and uncovers crime and corruption. Think Hello Dolly meets One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.It's 1898. Eighteen-year-old Jemima McBustle stands at the crossroads of life. She can marry a "Man of Substance" and float through life in luxury as her family wishes. Or she can follow her idol Nelly Bly--forge her own way in a man's world as a stunt reporter. After finessing a job at a St....
More DescriptionLede Line - In 1898 St. Louis, Nellie Bly wannabe goes undercover in an institution for insane ladies and uncovers crime and corruption. Think Hello Dolly meets One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.It's 1898. Eighteen-year-old Jemima McBustle stands at the crossroads of life. She can marry a "Man of Substance" and float through life in luxury as her family wishes. Or she can follow her idol Nelly Bly--forge her own way in a man's world as a stunt reporter. After finessing a job at a St. Louis newspaper, she must deliver stories that will sell papers. Time is running out on her six-months' trial. The only idea she has is to follow Nellie's example and go undercover in a "Madhouse." Jemmy reaps a story much bigger than she imagined. A possible murder to solve--and something more sinister--something secret--something terrifying--something about the devilishly handsome Dr. Lyman himself. Confusion reigns not just in the asylum but also in Jemmy's life as new puzzles pop up like dandelions in spring. Worse yet, her newspaper editor Suetonius Hamm saddled her with gangly red-haired photographer Hal and his chartreuse tandem bike. Adding to the chaos, Aunt Delilah McBustle demanded that Jemmy make her grand debut into society at the elegant Oracle Ball that selfsame week. Piling horror upon horror, her escort turned out to be her young cousin Horrible Heathcliff the Hellion, the piss alley boy of Laclede's Landing. What's a girl to do?