The
building of the Central Pacific toward Promontory Summit in Utah Territory and
the completion of the transcontinental railroad was accompanied by a string of
mostly temporary towns known collectively and individually as “Hell on Wheels.”
Two Finger Pete tended bar at O’Sullivan’s Saloon in those towns. At Corinne, the
last of the Hell on Wheels towns, he partnered up to build the Promontory
Saloon, a more prominent establishment in a city with big plans.
But one morning a body was discovered in an upstairs room—the murdered,
mutilated body of a young woman.
Who killed Lily?
The town marshal, the county sheriff, and deputy United States marshal Porter
Rockwell work together and apart and sometimes at odds to find the killer. With
little evidence, questionable clues, several suspects, multiple motives, doubtful
alibis, and unexpected complications, unraveling the riddle proves a challenge.
Who killed Lily?
Can you solve the crime before the lawmen do? As Flame to Smoke
is scheduled for release in a large-print edition from Thorndike Press in early
June. Reserve a copy today at Bookshop.org,
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Who killed Lily? It’s a mystery.
