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A dark and exciting historical novel that is both an adventure story and a powerful rendering of 1890s Chicago.When young, inexperienced but very ambitious female reporter, Emily Strauss, blags her way into newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer’s office, she comes away with a treacherous to discover what happened to Anna Zemeckis, one of many women who have disappeared during the 1893 World’s Fair. Chicago is a place of dangerous contrasts. Among all the glitz and rassmatazz of the Fair itself and the spectacular wealth and influence of a new middle class elite, Emily comes face to face with a sinister underworld.
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City of Dark Hearts, James Conan
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- City of Dark Hearts
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Conan
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0099502178
- ISBN13
- 9780099502173
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Murders, 19th century, Serial killers, Journalists, Chicago
- Original title
- Dark hearts of Chicago
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- A dark and exciting historical novel that is both an adventure story and a powerful rendering of 1890s Chicago.When young, inexperienced but very ambitious female reporter, Emily Strauss, blags her way into newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer’s office, she comes away with a treacherous to discover what happened to Anna Zemeckis, one of many women who have disappeared during the 1893 World’s Fair. Chicago is a place of dangerous contrasts. Among all the glitz and rassmatazz of the Fair itself and the spectacular wealth and influence of a new middle class elite, Emily comes face to face with a sinister underworld.