num_pages: 352
description: It is the spring of 1885 and wealthy New York socialite Beret Osmundsen has been estranged from her younger sister Lillie for a year when she gets word from her aunt and uncle that Lillie has died suddenly in Denver. What they do not tell her is that Lillie had become a prostitute and was brutally murdered in the brothel where she had been living. When Beret discovers the sordid truth of Lillies death she makes her way to Denver determined to find her sisters murderer. Detective Mick McCauley may not want her involved in the case but Beret is determined and the investigation soon takes her from the dangerous seedy underworld of Denvers tenderloin to the highest levels of Denver society. Along the way Beret not only learns the depths of Lillies depravity but also exposes the sinister side of Gilded Age ambition in the process. Sandra Dallas once again delivers a page-turner filled with mystery intrigue and the kind of intricate detail that truly transports you to another time and place. 
language: English
title: Fallen Women
publisher: St. Martin's Press