SummaryGentle Reader,
In the days before I achieved renown as the author of
Little Women, I was writing and selling stories of a more
lurid nature, inspired by my spellbound fascination with
the dark and mysterious. But nothing I could conjure from
my own imagination could prepare me for the role of
detective I found myself playing time and again...
My family and I shared a frugal home in Boston during the
years before the Civil War, a time of hooped skirts and
beaver hats. While I railed against my lack of freedom as
a woman, my parents set high standards for me, offering
warmth and wisdom, and secretly (and illegally!) aiding
the Underground Railroad. My sisters provided lighter
companionship, as did my many friends, including Dorothy
Wortham.
I was looking forward to seeing Dot again after her year-
long honeymoon overseas. However, the happy reunion I
expected was overshadowed by her distant and distraught
behavior. Before she could confide her anxiety in me, her
body was discovered floating in Boston Harbor, with
evidence of foul play. I could not fathom who would wish
to harm such a kind spirit as Dot, but I was determined to
search the foggy, cobblestone streets until I found out...
Louisa May Alcott Additional InformationIn this delightful new "tale of dark secrets, mysterious
men, and heiresses in distress,"* Louisa May Alcott, the
beloved author of Little Women, is cast in the role of
amateur sleuth-investigating crimes more heinous than
anything she can imagine in her "blood and thunder"
romances.
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