The Silk Train Murder

It’s 1899, and the Silk Trains—with their fragile cargo of silk, valued at three quarters of a million dollars—race across the continent to New York. If the thieves don't get to them first.

Broke and hungry, gentleman adventurer John Granville finds work guarding the silk trains. His job?—to keep the thieves away. Then one of the would-be thieves is found dead in the rail yards. And Granville's friend and fellow gold-seeker Sam Scott is arrested for murder. 

To find the killer, Granville dives into the seedy side of the city—the burlesque halls, gambling joints, brothels and opium dens that line reeking mudflats. Along the way he finds companionship in odd places and an ally in Emily Turner, the emancipated daughter of a very Victorian father.

Can Granville and Emily catch the killer in time to save Scott’s life?

The Silk Train Murder is a historical mystery set on the Northwest Coast  during the Klondike Era—when Vancouver and Seattle were gateways for Klondike gold and Chinese silk. A rollicking tale of betrayal and murder, opium dens and fan dancers, silk trains and gold, sure to appeal to fans of Anne Perry, Rhys Bowen and Kerry Greenwood. It was shortlisted for the 2008 Arthur Ellis First Novel Award.