Murder in the park

Title:

Murder in the park

Author:

Dams, Jeanne M., author.

Personal Author:

Dams, Jeanne M., author.

ISBN:

9780727850454

9781448307159

Edition:

First world edition.

Physical Description:

vi, 201 pages ; 23 cm.

Series:

An Oak Park Village mystery ; [1]

Oak Park Village mystery.

General Note:

Series from jacket; series numeration from Goodreads.

Abstract:

June, 1925. Elizabeth Fairchild lives a quiet life in genteel Oak Park Village, Illinois. There, she forms a close friendship with gentle Mr Anthony. But tragedy strikes when Mr Anthony is found stabbed to death in the alley behind his shop. Why would anyone murder a mild-mannered antiques dealer? Could it have something to do with the mysterious customer who bought a gold pocket watch from Mr Anthony on the day he died? When one of her father's oldest friends is accused of the crime, Elizabeth determines to expose the real killer. With gangsters moving into the neighbourhood from nearby Chicago, could Elizabeth be seriously out of her depth? -- adapted from jacket

Subject Term:

Widows -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.

Antique dealers -- Crimes against -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.

Gangsters -- Illinois -- Fiction.

Malicious accusation -- Fiction.

Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Oak Park (Ill.) -- Fiction.

Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Mystery fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Historical fiction.

Novels.

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Summary

Introducing spirited female sleuth Elizabeth Fairchild in the first of the brilliant new Oak Park village mystery series, set in 1920s Illinois.

June, 1925. Having been widowed in the Great War, Elizabeth Fairchild lives a quiet life at the home of her wealthy parents in genteel Oak Park village, Illinois. Although she does her best to avoid emotional entanglements, determined never to be hurt again, Elizabeth forms a close friendship with gentle Mr Anthony, who owns the local antiques store.

But tragedy strikes when Mr Anthony is found stabbed to death in the alley behind his shop. Why would anyone murder a mild-mannered antiques dealer who simply loved beautiful things? A robbery gone wrong? A gangland execution? Or could it have something to do with the mysterious customer who bought a gold pocket watch from Mr Anthony on the day he died?

When one of her father's oldest friends is accused of the crime, Elizabeth determines to expose the real killer. But her investigations soon attract unwelcome attention. With gangsters moving into the neighbourhood from nearby Chicago, Oak Park is no longer the safe haven it once was. Could Elizabeth be seriously out of her depth?

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

This sea change from Dams' Dorothy Martin series introduces a new heroine with a lot to learn in 1920s Chicago. Seven years after Elizabeth Fairchild lost her husband on the day before the First World War ended and her severe depression caused her to miscarry, she's living in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Oak Park with her snobbish mother, whose mission in life is getting her to remarry, and her schoolteacher father. They have a cook, housemaid, and gardener; Elizabeth can't even boil an egg. Despite her liberal bent and all the committees she serves on, it takes the murder of a man she liked and respected to give her life purpose. Mr. Anthony ran a delightful antiques shop where Elizabeth often bought gifts. The police take the easy path after learning that his name was really Enrico Antonelli, identifying him as a member of the despised Italian community. Their contempt is shared by the local chapter of the Walosas Club, the women's arm of the KKK. Soon after Elizabeth calls on Ernest Hemingway's mother to help prove the innocence of a music teacher accused of the crime, she earns the enmity of the Walosas. When her safety is threatened, she takes refuge with the aunt of lawyer Fred Wilkins, who's in love with her, and between the two of them and several other friends, she learns to solve crimes and boil eggs. A heroine with plenty of scope for changing her life, which plays out against a fascinating time period. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.