The Alchemy of Murder

Carol McCleary

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The world’s most famous reporter, the intrepid Nellie Bly, teams up with science fiction genius Jules Verne, the notorious wit and outrageous rogue Oscar Wilde, and the greatest microbe-hunter in history, Louis Pasteur.  Together, they must solve the crime of the century.

They are all in Paris—the capital of Europe and center of world culture—for the 1889 World’s Fair.  A spectacular extravaganza dedicated to new industries, scientific discoveries, and global exploration, its gateway is the soaring Eiffel Tower.  But an enigmatic killer stalks the streets and a virulent plague is striking down Parisians by the thousands.  Convinced that the killings are connected to the pandemic, Nellie is determined to stop them both... no matter what the risks.

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Paris, October 27, 1889

I have never feared any man as much as I fear the man in black. His is an evil that seeks blood in the darkest places of gaslit streets and forgotten alleys. The Alchemist, is how I’ve come to think of him—like a medieval chemist trying to turn lead into gold or seeking the elixir of life, he has a passion for the dark side of knowledge, mixing murder and madness with science. What purpose he has for the broth he’s brewing I’ve yet to discover, but in an age where many young

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CAROL MCCLEARY was born in Seoul, Korea and lived in Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines.  She now lives on Cape Cod in an antique house that is haunted by ghosts.  Alchemy of a Murder is her first novel.  She is currently working on her next Nellie Bly novel.

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The Alchemy of Murder
Carol McCleary

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Tom Doherty Associates
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March 2011
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ISBN: 9780765361752
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