Death at Pullman - Mcnamara, Frances
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A model town at war with itself . . . George Pullman created an ideal community for his railroad car workers, complete with every amenity they could want or need. But when hard economic times hit in 1894, lay-offs follow and the workers can no longer pay their rent or buy food at the company store. Starving and desperate, they turn against their once benevolent employer. Emily Cabot and her friend Dr. Stephen Chapman bring much needed food and medical supplies to the town, hoping they can meet the immediate needs of the workers and keep them from resorting to violence. But when one young…mehr

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A model town at war with itself . . . George Pullman created an ideal community for his railroad car workers, complete with every amenity they could want or need. But when hard economic times hit in 1894, lay-offs follow and the workers can no longer pay their rent or buy food at the company store. Starving and desperate, they turn against their once benevolent employer. Emily Cabot and her friend Dr. Stephen Chapman bring much needed food and medical supplies to the town, hoping they can meet the immediate needs of the workers and keep them from resorting to violence. But when one young worker-suspected of being a spy-is murdered, and a bomb plot comes to light, Emily must race to discover the truth behind a tangled web of family and company alliances.
Autorenporträt
Frances McNamaräis the author of the¿Nutshell Murder Mystery series¿featuring "Mother of Forensic Science" Frances Glessner Lee. The first in the series¿Molasses Murder in a Nutshell¿was released in 2023. Book 2¿Three-Decker Murder in a Nutshell¿was released in 2024.¿ Book 3¿Joy Street Jail Murder in a Nutshell¿will be released in 2025. She is also author of¿The Emily Cabot Mysteries¿about a social activist in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Frances is a member of Sisters in Crime New England and active in MWA New England.¿Death in a Time of Spanish Flu,¿book 9 of the series,¿was released in 2022. Frances grew up in Boston, where her father served as Police Commissioner for ten years. She has degrees from Mount Holyoke and Simmons Colleges, and is retired from the University of Chicago. She now divides her time between Boston and Cape Cod.