Nominated for a Reader's Choice Award as Best Historical Mystery Nominated for a Lovey Award as Best Traditional Amateur Sleuth "An engrossingly detailed read that brings the time period vividly to life in a way few authors are able to do and at the same time provides an excellent mystery tale that leaves the reader thinking long after the book is finished." -- Epinions Gilded Age Mystery Series Chicago in the 1890's is the fastest growing metropolis in America. It rivals New York as the City Of The Century and the epitome of the Gilded Age. This melting pot of thieves and corrupt politicians, robber barons and immigrants, is rife with scandal and social injustice. Eccentric heiress Evangeline LeClair and her friend Freddie Simpson find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lurks in the shadows of the White City. Volume Two - Shrouded In Thought In this sequel to THE FALL OF WHITE CITY, Freddie Simpson finds himself on the horns of a dilemma. When the cub reporter is sent to cover the story of the accidental drowning of a factory worker, it takes only a few minutes to convince him that the girl was murdered, probably by the suspicious vagrant he notices hovering around the crime scene. Freddie tries to drag Evangeline into the case but she has problems of her own. She's already knee-deep in a civic investigation to resolve the Pullman Strike that has crippled national train service and threatens to tear Chicago apart. Evangeline's priorities shift radically, however, when Freddie's prime suspect is implicated in the poisoning of one of her neighbors. The amateur sleuths join forces to solve both crimes but exposing the real murderer proves trickier than they anticipate. The killer strikes again, this time targeting the one person who may be able to expose him. Or is he a she? Evangeline and Freddie are running out of time. Against the backdrop of a city in flames, an innocent woman's life hangs in the balance.