03101cam a2200313 4500 1862489557 TxAuBib 20250117120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496749505 1496749502 B0CZGV2TSM Amazon 121160d0-8a34-4c10-9407-cfce7acebc21 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10626214 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Osler, Rob. The Case of the Missing Maid [Libby eBook]. Kensington Books, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<b>The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated <i>Devil's Chew Toy</i> delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-19th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun her new job as the first female detective at the Windy City's Prescott Agency . . .</b><br /> Rough-around-the-edges Harriet Morrow has long been drawn to the idea of whizzing around the city on her bicycle as a professional detective, solving crimes for a living without having to take a husband. Just twenty-one with a younger brother to support, she seizes the chance when the prestigious Prescott Agency hires her as its first woman operative. The move sparks controversy—with skeptical male colleagues, a high-strung office secretary, and her boss, Mr. Theodore Prescott, all waiting for her to unravel under the pressure . . .<br /> Only an hour into the job, Harriet has an assignment: Discover the whereabouts of a missing maid from one of the most extravagant mansions on Prairie Avenue. Owner Pearl Bartlett has a reputation for sending operatives on wild goose chases around her grand estate, but Harriet believes the stunningly beautiful Agnes Wozniak has indeed vanished under mysterious circumstances—possibly a victim of kidnapping, possibly a victim of something worse . . .<br /> With Mr. Prescott pushing a hard deadline, Harriet's burgeoning career depends on working through a labyrinth of eccentric characters and murky motives in a race to discover who made Agnes disappear. When her search leads to Chicago's Polish community and a new friendship in Agnes's charming older sister, Barbara, clues scattered across the city slowly reveal just how much depends on Harriet's inexperienced investigation for answers . . . and the deep danger that awaits once she learns the truth.<br />. Historical Fiction. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-01-16 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=121160d0-8a34-4c10-9407-cfce7acebc21&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=121160d0-8a34-4c10-9407-cfce7acebc21&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)