Gold Digger

By (author): Vicki Delany

Book One of the Klondike Mystery Series by Vicki Delany!

It?s the spring of 1898, and Dawson, Yukon Territory, is the most exciting town in North America. The great Klondike Gold Rush is in full swing and Fiona MacGillivray has crawled over the Chilkoot Pass determined to make her fortune as the owner of the Savoy dance hall. Provided, that is, that her twelve-year-old son, growing up much too fast for her liking; the former Glasgow street fighter who?s now her business partner; a stern, handsome NWMP constable; an aging, love-struck ex-boxing champion; a wild assortment of headstrong dancers, croupiers, gamblers, madams without hearts of gold, bar hangers-on, cheechakos, and sourdoughs; and Fiona?s own nimble-fingered past don?t get to her first. And then there?s the dead body on centre stage.

If you loved Gold Digger, check out the next three books of the series, Gold Fever, Gold Mountain, and Gold Web.

AUTHOR

Vicki Delany

Vicki Delany is a prolific and varied crime writer whose work includes standalone novels of gothic suspense, the Smith & Winters series, and the light-hearted Klondike Mysteries: Gold Mountain, Gold Digger, Gold Fever, and Gold Web. She lives in Picton, Ontario.


Reviews

Delany proves to be a master at the historical mystery, just as she is for the traditional mystery.
– lesasbookcritiques.ca

The accurate depiction of Dawson life…and the hints to Fiona’s past as a lady of means add depth to this intriguing comedic murder mystery that is too entertaining to be missed.
– Historical Novels Review

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Book One of the Klondike Mystery Series by Vicki Delany!

It?s the spring of 1898, and Dawson, Yukon Territory, is the most exciting town in North America. The great Klondike Gold Rush is in full swing and Fiona MacGillivray has crawled over the Chilkoot Pass determined to make her fortune as the owner of the Savoy dance hall. Provided, that is, that her twelve-year-old son, growing up much too fast for her liking; the former Glasgow street fighter who?s now her business partner; a stern, handsome NWMP constable; an aging, love-struck ex-boxing champion; a wild assortment of headstrong dancers, croupiers, gamblers, madams without hearts of gold, bar hangers-on, cheechakos, and sourdoughs; and Fiona?s own nimble-fingered past don?t get to her first. And then there?s the dead body on centre stage.

If you loved Gold Digger, check out the next three books of the series, Gold Fever, Gold Mountain, and Gold Web.

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Details

Dimensions:

304 Pages

Published:

April 15, 2009

City of Publication:

Toronto

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Dundurn Press

ISBN:

9781459706217

Book Subjects:

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

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Language:

eng

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