A Stone's Throw
An Ellie Stone Mystery
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · June 5, 2018
Ellie Stone, a young newspaper reporter in 1960s' upstate New York, investigates a double murder at an abandoned stud farm near glamorous Saratoga Springs.
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- Who it’s for
- A 1960s mystery pairs a sharp young reporter with murder, racing silks, and Saratoga’s glamour.
- Themes
- Double murder, Betrayal, Revenge
- Genres
- Historical Mystery, Women Detectives, Historical Thrillers
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Ellie Stone, a young newspaper reporter in 1960s' upstate New York, investigates a double murder at an abandoned stud farm near glamorous Saratoga Springs. August 1962. A suspicious fire claims a tumbledown foaling barn on the grounds of the once-proud Tempesta Stud Farm, halfway between New Holland and Saratoga Springs, NY. The blaze, one of several in recent years at the abandoned farm, barely prompts a shrug from the local sheriff.
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That is until "girl reporter" Ellie Stone, first on the scene, uncovers a singed length of racing silk in the rubble of the barn. And it's wrapped around the neck of one of two charred bodies buried in the ashes. A bullet between the eyes of one of the victims confirms it's murder, and the police suspect gamblers. Ellie digs deeper. The double murder, committed on a ghostly stud farm in the dead of night, leads Ellie down a haunted path, just a stone's throw from the glamour of Saratoga Springs, to a place where dangerous men don't like to lose. Unraveling secrets from the past--crushing failure and heartless betrayal--she's learning that arson can be cold revenge.
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A 1960s mystery pairs a sharp young reporter with murder, racing silks, and Saratoga’s glamour.
Come here for
- An amateur sleuth working the seam between small-town fires and Saratoga glamour
- A vintage crime mystery with a newspaper reporter at its center
Expect
- A double murder rooted in an abandoned stud farm
- A trail of old betrayals, dangerous men, and cold revenge
Where it sits
| Historical Mystery | 95% |
|---|---|
| Women Detectives | 44% |
| Historical Thrillers | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Historical Mystery
- Historical Thrillers
- Authors
- James W. Ziskin
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- June 5, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Double murder · Betrayal · Revenge
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction