Murder at Bertram's Bower by Cynthia Peale - ISBN: 9780440613954
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Boston 1892: Fallen women, dark secrets, is the Ripper back?

Murder at Bertram's Bower

A Beacon Hill Mystery

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  • Paperback

    332 pages

  • Release Date

    26 March 2002

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Summary

In a haven for fallen women, has history’s most depraved killer risen again?

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.

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.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780440613954
ISBN-10:0440613957
Author:Cynthia Peale
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:332
Release Date:26 March 2002
Weight:397g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 19mm
Series:Beacon Hill
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for The Death of Colonel Mann:

“Entertaining… A sharply rendered Boston full of period surprises.”
The Wall Street Journal

“Engaging characters, vividly of their time and place, and yet fighting evils that hurt and endanger us just as much today.”
–Ann Perry, author of Half Moon Street

“A fast-paced and complex tale.”
Rocky Mountain News

About The Author

Cynthia Peale

Cynthia Peale is the pseudonym of Nancy Zaroulis, author of Call the Darkness Light and The Last Waltz, among other successful novels. She lives outside Boston, and is currently at work on the third book in her Beacon Hill Mystery series.

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