Gilding is only so thick.
Helena escaped the city, chased out by those that wanted to control her.
Now she is on the run across the country. She must regroup and discover the mystery of what her parents sought and why they disappeared.
Will Helena discover the truth in Saint Augustine?
Genre: FICTION / Science Fiction / SteampunkI have over 30 books published in several SF/F sub-genres; I would like to increase my international readership.
Detective Doyle Longstreet grew tired of the constant fog that seemed to lay thick over the city day in and day out. Even during midday, the blanket of mist seemed a malaise layered over the alleys of Chinatown. He glanced to his right, and the reporter, Carl Darren, who he now considered his friend, rubbed his hands together trying to warm them, though the calendar told him it was still summer.
“It seems colder down here in Chinatown.” Carl blew into his cupped hands.
“I believe you. The weather seems unnatural. A few blocks over on the Coast it isn’t as cold.”
When Doyle spoke of the Coast, he didn’t mean where the land met the bay or the docks. No, he meant the Barbary Coast, the few blocks of saloons, dance halls, and brothels that made up the rest of his beat. Of all the neighborhoods in San Francisco, his precinct contained two of the most violent vice-filled areas of the city.
“You’re sure your source knows what they are talking about? I haven’t heard about any high-level deaths in Chinatown.” Doyle searched Carl for reassurance. “Last time you came to me with a tip, we ended up in the sewers and a cage.”
“I’m telling you, a war is brewing between the Tongs. The Hop Sings leader died mysteriously. They blame the Suey Sings. If they’re right, the fighting will get worse before it gets better.” Carl studied a crumpled paper with a pencil map outlining some of the less-traveled backstreets of Chinatown. He looked at the corner where they stood trying to orient his sense of direction but failed.
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