She was supposed to be a rich man's bride.
Then murder got in her way.
About Kate Hopkins Joyce
As a child, Kate Hopkins Joyce adored books featuring “old-fashioned girlsˮ: Anne of Green Gables, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, The Five Little Peppers, the Betsy-Tacy series .... So when it came time to write a new mystery series, Miss Joyce created a grown-up version of those “old- fashioned girlsˮ and set her loose in San Francisco at the turn of the 20th century. In another lifetime, Miss Joyce worked in print and broadcast journalism. She published three contemporary mysteries with St. Martinʼs Press under a different pen name. Miss Joyce lives on Californiaʼs beautiful Central Coast with the requisite feline companion, a tabby named Dandy.
About Murder at the Ferry Building
All Edie Gibson wants is to escape from an arranged engagement and have a wild time before the expectations of upper-class society force her to settle down. But when a new friend faces a date with the hangman for a murder she didnʼt commit, Edie has to get tough and get smart—fast. Follow Edieʼs cross- country dash for freedom and her relentless quest for justice in a new city. From elegant high society balls atop Nob Hill to encounters with the dregs of life in seedy waterfront dives, Edie proves thereʼs a steel-trap mind and heart of gold under that fluffy hair and feathered hat. Brimming with historical detail, real-life characters and long-lost landmarks, That Gibson Girl brings to life an all-but-forgotten era of innovation and optimism. As a city rises from the ashes on the eve of the fabled Panama-Pacific International Exposition, one plucky young woman triumphs over danger, scandal and corruption— always wearing the perfect outfit. Itʼs 1911. Itʼs San Francisco. And Edie Gibson is the new girl in town!
About the That Gibson Girl Series
She was the Kardashian of her day, the trendsetter, the influencer. She was The Gibson Girl. The creation of magazine illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, she was much more than just a pretty face. The Gibson Girl reflected the modern, 20th century woman: independent, confident, adventuresome. And no young woman embodied that spirit more than That Gibson Girl, our socialite-turned-detective Edie Gibson. Follow Edie’s quest for justice and fair play in 1910s San Francisco in upcoming books as she campaigns for women’s suffrage, stars in an early silent film, and much more. Lovers of historical fiction and fans of cleverly plotted mysteries alike will delight in the escapades of That Gibson Girl.
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