By Ann Parker
All of them got here to Leadville with a similar objective: Get in. Get wealthy. Get out. As 1879 attracts to a detailed, this Rocky Mountain boomtown has contaminated the area with silver fever. it isn't a lot varied than the dot.com mania or the company scams that warmth up over a century later. regrettably for Joe Rose, a precious-metals assayer, loss of life stakes its personal declare. Joe's physique is located trampled into the muck at the back of Inez Stannert's saloon. Inez already had even more to accommodate than pouring pictures of Taos Lightning and cleansing up a corpse. a woman expert at the East Coast, she has a previous that does not endure shut scrutiny, together with her elopement with a playing guy who has lately disappeared. such a lot townsfolk, together with Inez's enterprise associate, Abe Jackson, brush off Joe's dying as an coincidence. dying, in spite of everything, is not any stranger in Leadville. yet Inez wonders: Why was once this loving husband and father sporting a brass token strong for "one unfastened screw" on the parlor condo of Denver madam Mattie Silks? whilst Joe's widow Emma asks Inez to settle Joe's affairs, virtually opposed to her will, Inez uncovers skewed assays, bogus dollars, and blackmail. Lies and secrets and techniques run deep in Colorado, secrets and techniques prone to bring about a dangling than to modern-day congressional hearings or country-club prisons for the crooked and the grasping. even so, probably Joe's homicide was once only personal....
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Stannert, you didn’t stay to welcome Reverend Sands. Such a charming gentleman. We plan to extend every courtesy to him during his brief stay and show just how friendly Leadville can be. " Her gaze shifted to her companions. They responded with tentative nods. Cat turned back to Inez. "We saw you rush off with the marshal in tow. So, something dire afoot? " "Save the chit-chat for church, Mrs. DuBois," snapped Inez. " Cat shoved past Inez, crowding her toward the edge of the boardwalk. One of Cat’s women, a petite, well-endowed blonde, hurried by with downcast eyes.
She slipped into place next to Joey and Emma Rose and smiled at Joey. The five-year-old was already losing the battle against the urge to wiggle and kick at the pew in front of him. " She opened her hand, revealing the candies. Joey’s twitching stilled. "One when the sermon starts. The second when it’s done. " With his dark blue eyes and slicked-down black hair, Joey looked like a miniature version of his father. " He snuggled between the two women, muffled by their wool cloaks. Inez took advantage of the general buzz to lean over Joey.
Reverend, you have your work cut out for you. Mrs. " Accident. The word mocked her. An image of Marshal Hollis’ skeptical face floated through her mind. Reverend Sands stopped tapping and leaned forward, sympathetic. "I heard as much this afternoon. Normally, I would have gone directly to the family and offered my assistance. " He leaned back, looking relaxed, except for those eyes. "Since you’re a friend of the Roses and a member of the congregation, I thought you could advise me on the best course of action.