Tag Archives: Nell Sweeney

A Bucket of Ashes

Author: P. B. Ryan Copyright: 2007 (Berkley); 278 pgs. Series: 6th, and Final, in the Gilded Age Mystery series Sensuality: N/A Where & When: Cape Code, 1870 Who: Nell Sweeney, governess, and Dr. William Hewitt Summary: Nell has proven herself … Continue reading

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Murder in the North End

Author: P. B. Ryan Copyright: 2006 (Berkley); 230 pgs. Series: 5th in the Gilded Age Mystery series Sensuality: N/A Where & When: Boston, July 1870 Who: Nell Sweeney, governess, and Dr. William Hewitt Summary: Colin Cook was the only officer … Continue reading

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Murder on Black Friday

Author: P. B. Ryan Copyright: 2005 (Berkley); 230 pgs. Series: 4th in the Gilded Age Mystery series Sensuality: N/A Where & When: Boston, September 1869; January 1870 Who: Nell Sweeney, governess, and Dr. William Hewitt Summary: When two acquaintances of … Continue reading

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Death on Beacon Hill

Author: P. B. Ryan Copyright: 2005 (Berkley) Series: 3rd in the Gilded Age Mystery series Sensuality: N/A Violence: murder (not seen); some punching Where & When: Boston, June 1869 Who: Nell Sweeney, governess, and Dr. William Hewitt Summary: Once again, … Continue reading

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Murder in a Mill Town

The lowborn Fallons haven’t come to the Hewitt household for a handout, they’ve come for help — the kind of help only Nell Sweeney can give. Their wayward daughter, Bridget, is missing and they don’t know whether she’s gone off … Continue reading

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Flashback: Still Life with Murder

Boston 1868: The wealthy are enjoying the height of the Gilded Age–but not all are wealthy. As governess to the Hewitt family, Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney is sent to discover the truth behind the rumor that their son–thought to be … Continue reading

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