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Ann Parker, author of the Silver Rush historical mystery series, is a native Northern Californian with family roots in Colorado. Her ancestors include a great-grandfather who was a blacksmith in Leadville, Colorado, a grandmother who worked at the bindery of Leadville’s Herald Democrat newspaper, a grandfather who was a Colorado School of Mines professor, and another grandfather who worked as a gandy dancer on the Colorado railroads.

The first five books of her award-winning Silver Rush historical mystery series are set primarily in 1880 in the silver boomtown of Leadville, Colorado. The three most recent mysteries bring her protagonist, Inez Stannert, to San Francisco in the early 1880s. The series was picked as a “Booksellers Favorite” by ...more

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	Silver Lies (Silver Rush, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,001 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret in the Wall 3.69 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Ties (Silver Rush, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2006 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercury's Rise (Silver Rush, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leaden Skies (Silver Rush, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Gold Buys (Silver Rush, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mortal Music (Silver Rush, #7) 3.96 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dying Note 3.93 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Ties: The Silver Rush Mysteries, Book 2 by Ann Parker (Goodreads Author), Kirsten Potter (narrator), Blackstone Audio (publisher) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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MORTAL MUSIC (Silver Rush #7) is out and about

... Let the curtain rise and the music begin!

In this latest book of the Silver Rush series, my protagonist Inez Stannert deals with dastardly doings in the opera world of 1881 San Francisco.
If you'd like to hear some of the music that appears in Mortal Music and a sample of tunes from earlier Silver Rush books, you can check out a recent guest post I wrote for the "Type M for Murder" blog. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on February 24, 2020 22:48 • Tags: mortal-music, new-release, silver-rush-series

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“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.”
― Raymond Chandler, Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories

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message 5: by Ann

Mar 18, 2009 12:33PM

Hello Rosemary!
Thank you! I love to hear that readers are "taken away" for a while when they read my books. I consider that the highest compliment! :-)
Here's hoping your mother enjoys the next two as well...

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message 4: by Rosemary

Mar 18, 2009 09:39AM

Ann, my mother, who is staying with me to recover from hip surgery, absolutely loves Silver Lies! She is enjoying lots of reading time, and I'm enjoying sharing great books with her. Now, it's time to add Iron Ties and Leaden Skies to our home library. Thanks for brightening up Mama's days.

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message 3: by Rosemary

Feb 16, 2009 08:28PM

Ann, what a delight to see you on Goodreads! I hope we meet up at the HNS conference in June.

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message 2: by Ann

Jan 30, 2009 08:40AM

You bet! :-)

Beth wrote: "Hi Ann,
Thanks for befriending me here as well as in real life!"

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message 1: by Beth

Jan 30, 2009 07:17AM

Hi Ann,
Thanks for befriending me here as well as in real life!

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