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Uncommon Heroes...or Unsuspecting Victims?Toronto, 1914. Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts never could have imagined their crime-solving skills would set them up as emblems of female empowerment in a city preparing to enter World War I at the behest of Great Britain. Yet, despite their popularity, the lady detectives cant avoid the unrest infiltrating every level of society. A war measure adopted by Mayor Montague puts a target on Jem and her Italian husband, Ray DeLuca. Meanwhile, deep-rooted corruption in the police force causes their friend, Constable Jasper Forth, to wonder if his thirst for upholding the law would be best quenched elsewhere. In spite of these distractions, Merinda, Ray, and Jasper join with other honorable and courageous city leaders in the Cartier Club, which exists to provide newly arrived residents of Toronto with a seamless integration in the city. When a club member turns up dead, bearing a slanderous white feather, will Merinda, Jem, and those they hold dear be able to solve the high-stakes mystery before theyre all picked off, one by one?

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers
Date de parution	25 avril 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736966450
Langue	English

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Endorsements
Praise for The Bachelor Girl s Guide to Murder
Book 1 in the Herringford and Watts Mysteries
It s been a long time since I ve had this much fun reading a historical novel, but [ The Bachelor Girl s Guide to Murder ] not only tickled my fiction-loving fancy, but made me want to put a Canadian stamp on my passport to discover the Toronto this author so clearly adores. This book is utterly delightful and an all-around surprise. Fans of all incarnations of the Sherlock Holmes tales will love the humor, romance and sensibly feminist take on the mystery-solving-for-hire story. Highly, highly recommended!
USA Today
McMillan s delightful debut is an original, humorous tale. The author describes the 1910 Toronto setting incredibly well, immersing the reader from the beginning. Jem and Merinda are perfect foils for each other; levelheaded Jem balances impetuous Merinda. With shades of Sherlock Holmes, tongue-in-cheek footnotes, and a great whodunit, put this one on your must-buy list.
Romantic Times
Canadian author McMillan makes a terrific debut with this Edwardian mystery, mixing Sherlockian deduction with humor and a side order of romance. Her protagonists-the mischievous Merinda and the more levelheaded Jem-are sure to delight readers who will also enjoy the snappy dialog and plot twists. Historical fiction fans will be intrigued by the fascinating details on Toronto s early twentieth-century theater scene. A solid choice for devotees of Rhys Bowen s mysteries.
Library Journal, starred review
Fresh and beguiling, the Bachelor Girls are an engaging new addition to the mystery scene. They tackle criminals with a combination of unique moxie and an irrepressible sense of adventure. I want to be friends with the Bachelor Girls!
Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries
In her fabulous debut, Rachel McMillan brings 1910 Toronto to rich and wonderful life. The intrepid Jem and Merinda make a winning detective team. Full of romance and derring-do, The Bachelor Girl s Guide to Murder will keep you turning pages.
Nancy Herriman, author of No Comfort for the Lost
Smart, sassy, and chic. The Bachelor Girl s Guide to Murder is all that and more. A fabulous historical. Encore, Rachel McMillan!
Laura Frantz, author of The Mistress of Tall Acre
A wonderful romp! McMillan s delightful debut introduces us to a beguiling and intrepid crime-solving duo. The two lovely ladies defy expectations and social norms as they lead us across early twentieth-century Toronto and into the heart of a compelling mystery with a dash of romance on the side. Can t wait for more of these two and the adventure they ll lead us on next!
Katherine Reay, author of The Bront Plot
Praise for A Lesson in Love and Murder
Book 2 in the Herringford and Watts Mysteries
Fans of the various Sherlock Holmes incarnations will enjoy this female-empowered historical novel.
HappyEverAfter.USAToday.com
Rachel McMillan s character development and witty humor, paired with subtle messages of faith, have paved the way for an irresistible series. Bring on The White Feather Murders !
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BOOKS BY RACHEL MCMILLAN

H ERRINGFORD AND W ATTS M YSTERIES
A Singular and Whimsical Problem (ebook-only novella)
The Bachelor Girl s Guide to Murder
Of Dubious and Questionable Memory (ebook-only novella)
A Lesson in Love and Murder
Conductor of Light (ebook-only novella)
The White Feather Murders
HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Scripture quotations are taken from
The Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
The King James Version of the Bible.
Cover by Nicole Dougherty
Cover Image Kristina Smirnova / iStock
Published in association with the William K. Jensen Literary Agency, 119 Bampton Court, Eugene, Oregon 97404.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THE WHITE FEATHER MURDERS
Copyright 2017 by Rachel McMillan
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN 978-0-7369-6644-3 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6645-0 (eBook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: McMillan, Rachel - author.
Title: The white feather murders / Rachel McMillan.
Description: Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, [2017] | Series: Herringford and Watts mysteries; 3
Identifiers: LCCN 2016046260 (print) | LCCN 2016054678 (ebook) | ISBN 9780736966443 (paperback: alk. paper) | ISBN 9780736966450 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Women detectives-Canada-Fiction. | Murder-Investigation-Fiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Christian / Suspense. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PR9199.4.M4555 W48 2017 (print) | LCC PR9199.4.M4555 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6-dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016046260
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Dedication

FOR TANTE SYLVIA
Who loved this magically wonderful city as much as I do.
CONTENTS
Endorsements
Books by Rachel McMillan
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Epilogue
Discussion Questions
Author s Note
About the Author
Herringford and Watts Mysteries
About the Publisher
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My thanks go to
Gerry and Kathleen McMillan, for the constant support.
The Harvest House team. I so enjoy working with you.
My lovely Maisie. Tante Rachel loves you.
Allison Pittman and Sonja Spaetzel. I am so blessed to have friends like you. Thanks for talking me off many a ledge with this manuscript.
Kathleen Kerr, for many a golden moment.
William Bell, who once included me in the acknowledgments section of one of his books, and who I wish were here to experience my returning the favor.
Thanks also to Jared and Sarah McMillan, Leah and Ken Polonenko, Ruth Samsel, Maureen Jennings, Melanie Fishbane, Tim Jolly, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
There s an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast. But it s God s own wind none the less, and a cleaner, better stronger land will lie in the sunshine when the storm has cleared.
Arthur Conan Doyle, His Last Bow

It is our duty to let Great Britain know and to let the friends and foes of Great Britain know that there is in Canada but one mind and one heart and that all Canadians are behind the Mother Country.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
CHAPTER ONE

Statement and Values of the Cartier Club, Signed 14 Elm Street, Toronto, Ontario August 1, 1914
In addition to supporting community causes and advocating for health and housing reform, the Cartier Club strives to provide newly arrived residents of Toronto with a seamless integration into the city. Fair wages and equal treatment for women and childcare have been added to the growing list of immediate reformation and necessity.
God save the King.
W ar was on the tip of Merinda Herringford s tongue. The longer the Cartier Club meeting droned on, the more frequently her gaze wandered through the large windows of the third-floor meeting room of the Arts and Letters Club in hopes of catching a glimpse of the clock on the red tower shooting straight up from the grand, redbrick building at nearby City Hall. When she first joined the club, at Jasper s request, she was chuffed to be the only female in a conglomeration of well-meaning and socially progressive men. Now she stifled a yawn derived from boredom rather than exhaustion. How could one be bored when the world was shifting on its axis? She decided to play at observation.
If tonight s ultimatum s result is war- Horace Milbrook s small voice clashed with his large glasses and wide eyes, then we can expect that Mayor Montague will use this as an opportunity to extend his power even further. I am determined to use his almost certain precautions-which we can guarantee will see his Morality Squad in full force preying not just on women, but on any immigrant with a tie to one of the enemy countries-to further my own campaign. Merinda noticed the arm on the right side of his spectacles was attached to the frame with string. Then she noticed the cuffs on his suit had been recently retailored. Milbrook needed to win the election when he ran against Montague in the coming months if only to keep himself and his family above water.
An election during the inevitable war. Constable Jasper Forth gave a low whistle, reclining in his chair. Merinda couldn t credit Sherlock Holmes for her deciphering the message in Jasper s body language. She was too familiar with the mannerisms of her longtime friend. He leaned back to overcompensate for the uneasiness he felt at the looming changes before them.
It will skew everyone s decision o