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Death on Beacon Hill

Book 3 of the Nell Sweeney Mysteries series

Boston governess Nell Sweeney returns in an all-new Gilded Age Mystery

1869: As governess to the Hewitts, Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney belongs to no particular caste—hers is halfway between her Irish brethren and the Boston Brahmin. But now, a double murder involves both maid and mistress—and it will take cooperation by rich and poor alike to solve it.

Genre
mysteryhistorical fictionvictorianhistorical mysterycrime
Setting
victorianbostonmassachusettsnew england
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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