
"Electrifying...a rollicking nineteenth-century thrill ride." ―Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Girl Waits with GunInspired by the real story of investigator Kate Warne, this spirited novel follows the detective's rise during one of the nation's times of crisis, bringing to life a fiercely independent woman whose forgotten triumphs helped sway the fate of the country.With no mone...
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark; Reprint edition (March 6, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1492652733
ISBN-13: 978-1492652731
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 422062
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The Pinkerton Detectives-- perhaps one of the oldest and respected detective agencies. When you think of Pinkerton -- you think of the Pinkerton Men-- but there were women detectives as well-- and Kate Warne became the first to force her way into the...
sband, Kate Warne finds herself with few choices. The streets of 1856 Chicago offer a desperate widow mostly trouble and ruin―unless that widow has a knack for manipulation and an unusually quick mind. In a bold move that no other woman has tried, Kate convinces the legendary Allan Pinkerton to hire her as a detective.Battling criminals and coworkers alike, Kate immerses herself in the dangerous life of an operative, winning the right to tackle some of the agency's toughest investigations. But is the woman she's becoming―capable of any and all lies, swapping identities like dresses―the true Kate? Or has the real disguise been the good girl she always thought she was?