Deadlier than the pen
Subtitle: a Diana Spaulding mystery
By: by Kathy Lynn Emerson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pemberley Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Corona del Mar, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Horror tales -- Authorship -- Fiction; Women journalists -- Fiction; Authors -- Fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In 1888, the murder of two female journalists in the New York City prompts newly widowed journalist Diana Spaulding to investigate the handsome horror author Damon Bathory in this historical mystery. Although her growing affection for Bathory makes her increasingly reluctant to pursue him, Spaulding is spurred on by her cigar-chomping boss Horatio Foxe in an adventure that pits her against a deranged artist, a matriarch with a bloodthirsty sense of humor, and a traveling acting troupe of egotistical men and jealous women. Written against the background of New York City during the height of yellow journalism, the novel brings to life not only the the fast-paced murder mystery that Spaulding investigates, but also the day-to-day realities and hardships of the gilded age.