Title: Deadlier than the pen
First published: 2004
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.
Subjects: Fiction, Authors, Authorship, Women journalists, Horror tales, Spaulding, Diana (Ficitious characters), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Women journalists, fiction, Authors, fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, historical, general
Places: New York (N.Y.)
LC classification: PS3555.M414 D43 2004