{"product_id":"silver-lies-paperback","title":"Silver Lies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey all came to Leadville with the same purpose: Get in. Get rich. Get out.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 1879 draws to a close, this Rocky Mountain boomtown has infected the world with silver fever. It's not much different than the dot.com mania or the corporate scams that heat up over a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately for Joe Rose, a precious-metals assayer, death stakes its own claim. Joe's body is found trampled into the muck behind Inez Stannert's saloon. Inez already had much more to deal with than pouring shots of Taos Lightning and cleaning up a corpse. A lady educated on the East Coast, she has a past that doesn't bear close scrutiny, including her elopement with a gambling man who has recently disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost townsfolk, including Inez's business partner, Abe Jackson, dismiss Joe's death as an accident. Death, after all, is no stranger in Leadville. But Inez wonders: Why was this loving husband and father carrying a brass token good for \"one free screw\" at the parlor house of Denver madam Mattie Silks?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Joe's widow Emma asks Inez to settle Joe's affairs, almost against her will, Inez uncovers skewed assays, bogus greenbacks, and blackmail. Lies and secrets run deep in Colorado, secrets\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emore likely to lead to a hanging than to today's congressional hearings or country-club prisons for the crooked and the greedy. Then again, maybe Joe's murder was purely personal....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Rush Mysteries: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver Lies (Book 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIron Ties (Book 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaden Skies (Book 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercury's Rise (Book 4)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Gold Buys (Book 5)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Dying Note (Book 6)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMortal Music (Book 7)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the Silver Rush Mysteries: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Plenty of convincing action bodes well for a long and successful series.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e STARRED review for \u003cem\u003eIron Ties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulously researched and full of rich period details...her characters will stay will you long after you've finished the last page. Highly recommended.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eTASHA ALEXANDER\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author for \u003cem\u003eMortal Music\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most authentic and evocative historical series around. Long live Inez!\"--\u003cstrong\u003eRHYS BOWEN\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author for \u003cem\u003eWhat Gold Buys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColorado Gold Award for Best Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.52 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771218592032,"sku":"9781590582787","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e98bfb46be4adfc6de19909e0133f514.webp?v=1780383405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/silver-lies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}