Death at Pullman
By: Frances McNamara
Series: Emily Cabot mysteries
Publisher: Allium Press of Chicago
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780984067695
Subjects: Murder; Strikes and lockouts; Investigation; Pullman Strike, 1894; Railroads; Fiction
Description: "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."--Page 4 of cover.