Under a Veiled Moon Book Club with the Author
November 6, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Event Details
Author Karen Odden will host a book club featuring her newest book, Under a Veiled Moon. The author will discuss Victorian mayhem, murder, and mystery!
About the book:
In the tradition of C. S. Harris and Anne Perry, a fatal disaster on the Thames and a roiling political conflict set the stage for Karen Odden’s second Inspector Corravan historical mystery.
September 1878. One night, as the pleasure boat the Princess Alice makes her daily trip up the Thames, she collides with the Bywell Castle, a huge iron-hulled collier. The Princess Alice shears apart, throwing all 600 passengers into the river; only 130 survive. It is the worst maritime disaster London has ever seen, and early clues point to sabotage by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who believe violence is the path to restoring Irish Home Rule.
For Scotland Yard Inspector Michael Corravan, born in Ireland and adopted by the Irish Doyle family, the case presents a challenge. Accused by the Home Office of willfully disregarding the obvious conclusion, and berated by his Irish friends for bowing to prejudice, Corravan doggedly pursues the truth, knowing that if the Princess Alice disaster is pinned on the IRB, hopes for Home Rule could be dashed forever.
Corrovan’s dilemma is compounded by Colin, the youngest Doyle, who has joined James McCabe’s Irish gang. As violence in Whitechapel rises, Corravan strikes a deal with McCabe to get Colin out of harm’s way. But unbeknownst to Corravan, Colin bears longstanding resentments against his adopted brother and scorns his help.
As the newspapers link the IRB to further accidents, London threatens to devolve into terror and chaos. With the help of his young colleague, the loyal Mr. Stiles, and his friend Belinda Gale, Corravan uncovers the harrowing truth—one that will shake his faith in his countrymen, the law, and himself.
About the Karen Odden:
USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden earned her PhD in English at NYU, writing her dissertation on Victorian literature. She taught at UW-Milwaukee and edited for the academic journal Victorian Literature and Culture before turning to writing novels. She is the author of five Victorian mysteries published by Random House, Harper Collins, and Crooked Lane. A Dangerous Duet and A Trace of Deceit won awards for historical fiction and mystery, and her most recent, Under a Veiled Moon, was praised by Publishers Weekly in a starred review as being “an extraordinary sequel … Odden never strikes a false note.” Since 2018, she has offered workshops on the writing craft to the Historical Novel Society, Sisters in Crime (National), and independent writing groups nationwide. For the past ten years, she has divided her time between Phoenix, Arizona and Park City, Utah.
Date: November 6, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Venue
- Park City Library
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1255 Park Avenue
Park City, Utah 84060 + Google Map