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The Good Old Summertime Nook
The Good Old Summertime Nook
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In 1910, Julia Nye has an unconventional job as a typist for the St. Louis City Police, a first for a woman but not as unconventional as her desire to be a detective like her sheriff father. When her father's friend, the sheriff in Ste. Genevieve County, dies in a suspicious wagon accident, Julia is excited about the opportunity to investigate along with two male reporter friends.
But it turns out the sheriff's death involves bootlegging. And in 1910, the countryside is a patchwork of dry localities and wet localities, with passions on both sides of the prohibition question threatening the peace. In Ste. Genevieve and back in St. Louis, police detectives and even Julia's suffragist housemates make the investigation complicated--and deadly.
As she sees her two reporter friends increasingly in danger, Julia worries that her urge to investigate is the cause of the continuing violence. Finding herself unexpectedly attracted to one of the men makes the situation more worrisome than she could have imagined. Julia has to decide. She can take the advice of almost everyone to lay low and let the prohibition passions ebb. Or she can struggle to expose a surprise enemy and push the investigation to a dangerous finish.
But it turns out the sheriff's death involves bootlegging. And in 1910, the countryside is a patchwork of dry localities and wet localities, with passions on both sides of the prohibition question threatening the peace. In Ste. Genevieve and back in St. Louis, police detectives and even Julia's suffragist housemates make the investigation complicated--and deadly.
As she sees her two reporter friends increasingly in danger, Julia worries that her urge to investigate is the cause of the continuing violence. Finding herself unexpectedly attracted to one of the men makes the situation more worrisome than she could have imagined. Julia has to decide. She can take the advice of almost everyone to lay low and let the prohibition passions ebb. Or she can struggle to expose a surprise enemy and push the investigation to a dangerous finish.
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