| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
373 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-373). |
| Summary |
"In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival fortune-teller, dresses as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous Riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy the midway, the park is also host to a ruthless killer who uses the shadows of the dark carnival attractions to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell Gate ride with a young girl, and emerge alone, she knows that something horrific has occurred. The crime will lead her to the iconic outsider artist Henry Darger, a brilliant but seemingly mad man. Together, the two navigate the seedy underbelly of a changing city to uncover a murderer few even know to look for.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Darger, Henry, 1892-1973 -- Fiction.
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Women detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
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Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
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Amusement parks -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Murderers -- Fiction.
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Riverview Amusement Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Fiction.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780316485883 (hardcover) |
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0316485888 (hardcover) |
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