The World’s Fair of 1904, a spectacle that remains the pride of 20th century St. Louis, is the setting for this tale that is a curious hybrid — part a novel of manners, a la the 19th century, and part a murder mystery. Author Emily Bain Murphy, of St. Louis, tries to strike a balance between the two, but for the most part, it comes across more Jane Austen than John Grisham. kAm“%96 xG@CJ r:EJ” :D E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 u@C6DE !2C< D6EE:?8 7@C E96 72:C[ H9:49 2EEC24E65 4FC:@D:E:6D[ A6CD@?2=:E:6D 2?5 8=:>AD6D @7 E96 7FEFC6 7C@> 2== @G6C E96 H@C=5] pD |FCA9J AFED :E :? 2? 2FE9@C’D ?@E6[ “%96 72:C :D 2 >:4C@4@D> @7 9F>2?:EJ :ED6=7 — :? 6G6CJ 7246E @7 @FC 4@==64E:G6 8=@CJ[ E96 H2JD H6 5:DA=2J65 2?5 56?:65 5:8?:EJ[ E96 H2JD H6 >256 E96 H@C=5 36EE6C 2?5 H@CD6 7@C 6249 @E96C]”k^Am kAmw6C DE@CJ 46?E6CD

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