Ergebnis für "Cages" in Historische Krimis

Irish immigrant Molly Murphy and her New York City P.I. business are in the midst of a sweeping influenza epidemic and a fight for women’s suffrage that lands her in jail. Her betrothed, Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, finds her, but he hardly has time to bail her out, what with Chinese gangs battling for control of a thriving opium trade. The only consolation Molly can take from her vexing afternoon in the clink is that it made her some new friends among the Vassar suffragists - and brought her a pair of new cases.

Does love conquer all? Nell’s not so sure. Adjusting to wedlock isn’t easy for a woman whose initial aversion to the married state took her to the Poor Farm. When a tragedy out of the blue prompts her to repay past debts, her charitable instincts threaten to wreck her happy new life. What does she really want - and what does she really need? Join the beloved characters from the House of Closed Doors series as we bridge the years between Nell’s story and Sarah’s, interweaving stories of love and despair, darkness and light in the turbulent Chicago of the late 1870s.

Vivienne may play the role of a quiet, docile nightclub singer and waitress for her friends and family, but behind closed doors, she gives into an insatiable hunger no man can escape. She just wants to ignore her disturbing temptations. However, when Vivie's best friend convinces her to join an impromptu double date with two handsome sailors, her plan gets blown to bits. Sexy, dark, and sly, Naval Lieutenant Dean Vitson may be the only man who can give Vivie a reason to nix her "bad habits" - but he's running from his own dirty past. His secrets could turn her world upside down.