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The Second Glass of Absinthe (Eden Murdoch, Bk 3)
The Second Glass of Absinthe - Eden Murdoch, Bk 3 Author:Michelle Black The year is 1880, the place Leadville, Colorado Territory, a town where lust for gold, power, and flesh intoxicates even the most prudent of souls. So finds neer-do-well Kit Randall who has gambled away his trust fund and drifted into the arms of the decadent Lucinda Ridenour, widow and heiress to Leadville's Eye Dazzler mine. — Kit is in ove... more »r his head as a rich woman's kept man. When Lucinda is found murdered, Kit is the prime suspect. He takes refuge with Bella Valentine, a prostitute who supplements her income with tarot card readings. Bella, Kit's uncle, Brad Randall, and Brad's wife-to be, Eden Murdoch, believe in his innocence and want to help him find the real killer.
There are plenty of suspects, a disgruntled maid, the foreman of the Eye Dazzler mine, and the foreman's wife, but few clues. Lucinda's murder has taken place in a tinderbox atmosphere. Leadville is wracked by labor union unrest and miners going on strike on the eve of the arrival of the railroad and a visit by former President Grant.« less