title: City of Light
author: Belfer, Lauren
description: The year is 1901.  Buffalo, New York, is poised for glory.  With its booming industry and newly electrified streets, Buffalo is a model for the century just beginning.  Louisa Barrett has made this dazzling city her home.  Headmistress of Buffalo's most prestigious school, Louisa is at ease in a world of men, protected by the titans of her city.  But nothing prepares her for a startling discovery: evidence of a murder tied to the city's cathedral-like power plant at nearby Niagara Falls.  This shocking crime - followed by another mysterious death - will ignite an explosive chain of events.  For in this city of seething intrigue and dazzling progress, a battle rages among politicians, power brokers, and industrialists for control of Niagara.  And one extraordinary woman in their midst must protect a dark secret that implicates them all....