Murder at Bertram's Bower
Author: Peale, Cynthia
ISBN: 9780440613954
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 26 Mar 2002
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback / softback
b>IN A HAVEN FOR FALLEN WOMEN, HAS HISTORY'S MOST DEPRAVED KILLER RISEN AGAIN?br>/b>br>The Back Bay has been filled in. Palm readers and prostitutes ply their trade in South Cove. And the watchword of the day is "NINA-" No Irish Need Apply. Boston in 1892 is a town of Victorian pride, prejudice, and private passions. br>br>Now, on Beacon Hill, a crusading woman and her genteel brother, Addington, are investigating two grisly murders of young women, the work, say police, of "a deranged person." For Caroline Ames, solving the mystery is a matter of helping an old friend, the woman who runs a home for wayward women known as Bertram's Bower. But for Addington, the investigation will lead to the revelations of a sexually alluring, scandal-struck actress...and to the secrets of some of Boston's most "respectable" men.br>br>As Addington confronts the hypocrisy of Brahmin society, he moves closer to a shocking suspicion about the killer's identity. And as fear grips the city, the evidence points in one frightening direction- that London's Jack the Ripper is alive, well, and killing again. . .
ISBN: 9780440613954
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 26 Mar 2002
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback / softback
b>IN A HAVEN FOR FALLEN WOMEN, HAS HISTORY'S MOST DEPRAVED KILLER RISEN AGAIN?br>/b>br>The Back Bay has been filled in. Palm readers and prostitutes ply their trade in South Cove. And the watchword of the day is "NINA-" No Irish Need Apply. Boston in 1892 is a town of Victorian pride, prejudice, and private passions. br>br>Now, on Beacon Hill, a crusading woman and her genteel brother, Addington, are investigating two grisly murders of young women, the work, say police, of "a deranged person." For Caroline Ames, solving the mystery is a matter of helping an old friend, the woman who runs a home for wayward women known as Bertram's Bower. But for Addington, the investigation will lead to the revelations of a sexually alluring, scandal-struck actress...and to the secrets of some of Boston's most "respectable" men.br>br>As Addington confronts the hypocrisy of Brahmin society, he moves closer to a shocking suspicion about the killer's identity. And as fear grips the city, the evidence points in one frightening direction- that London's Jack the Ripper is alive, well, and killing again. . .
