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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
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Silver Lies (Silver Rush, #1)

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The Secret in the Wall

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Iron Ties (Silver Rush, #2)

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Mercury's Rise (Silver Rush...

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Leaden Skies (Silver Rush, #3)

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What Gold Buys (Silver Rush...

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Mortal Music (Silver Rush, #7)

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A Dying Note

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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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Ann Parker 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...


Rosemary 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.


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


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Ann Parker You bet! :-)

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





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


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