High-Wire Heartbreak
In 1936—A party at the Ringling mansion Ca d’Zan in Sarasota, Florida, leads to a robbery—and possibly death. A successful historical mystery writer, Chloe Whitfield comes to Ca’ d’Zan to research her next novel. Chloe’s fascination with the circus is rooted in family stories of her great-grandmother Lucinda Conroy, who reportedly was a trapeze artist of some renown. She’s heard hints of scandal—and perhaps larceny, but no details. Chloe’s grandmother—rumored to be Lucinda’s only offspring—was raised in an orphanage and never knew her mother. Intrigued as she is, Chloe has no intent of writing about Lucinda until she sees a poster featuring Lucinda as the star performer for a 70th birthday gala for John Ringling in May of 1936. From there the trail goes cold.Who was Lucinda and what happened to her?Don’t miss other great books in the Doors to the Past series:The Lady in Residence by Allison PittmanHope Between the Pages by Pepper BashamBridge of Gold by Kimberley WoodhouseUndercurrent of Secrets by Rachel Scott McDanielBehind Love’s Wall by Carrie Fancett Pagels
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High-Wire Heartbreak
In 1936—A party at the Ringling mansion Ca d’Zan in Sarasota, Florida, leads to a robbery—and possibly death. A successful historical mystery writer, Chloe Whitfield comes to Ca’ d’Zan to research her next novel. Chloe’s fascination with the circus is rooted in family stories of her great-grandmother Lucinda Conroy, who reportedly was a trapeze artist of some renown. She’s heard hints of scandal—and perhaps larceny, but no details. Chloe’s grandmother—rumored to be Lucinda’s only offspring—was raised in an orphanage and never knew her mother. Intrigued as she is, Chloe has no intent of writing about Lucinda until she sees a poster featuring Lucinda as the star performer for a 70th birthday gala for John Ringling in May of 1936. From there the trail goes cold.Who was Lucinda and what happened to her?Don’t miss other great books in the Doors to the Past series:The Lady in Residence by Allison PittmanHope Between the Pages by Pepper BashamBridge of Gold by Kimberley WoodhouseUndercurrent of Secrets by Rachel Scott McDanielBehind Love’s Wall by Carrie Fancett Pagels
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781636091372 |
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| Publisher: | Barbour Publishing, Incorporated |
| Publication date: | 01/01/2022 |
| Series: | Doors to the Past |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d) |
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