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- There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain's address was in the dead man's pocket.
- Author(s): Peter J Heck
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain's address was in the dead man's pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a message sent by anold friend from his riverboat days -- and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse....Book Synopsis
There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain's address was in the dead man's pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a message sent by anold friend from his riverboat days -- and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse.
So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people -- wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers . . . and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain's celebrated career to a stop!
Review Quotes
"A debut novel that deftly dovetails flavorsome riverboat lore, unobtrusive period detail, and a hidden treasure with an intricate mystery--all to give peppery, lovable Sam Clemens a starring role in a case worthy of the old inimitable." -- Kirkus Reviews