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The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil's Chew Toy delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun her new job as the…
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The Case of the Missing Maid by Rob Osler is a delightful start to a new series. It's 1898 in Chicago, and 21 year old Harriet Morrow needs to find a way to support herself and her 16 y.o. brother after the deaths of their parents. She's hired as the first "lady operative" in a detective agency and assigned a nuisance case, interviewing the owner's neighbor in what no one thinks is a serious matter. Ah, but it is, and Harriet is quickly plunged into mysteries and secrets within Chicago's Polish community, its queer community, and the agency itself. So…
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