Everyone loves Pistol Pete, star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show – except whoever framed him for murder. Luckily, his friends – Little Egypt, exotic dancer on the Midway Plaisance, and Max, Pete’s horse handler – are determined to find out who killed Pete’s inamorata, Annie Brennan, and Archie, Sol Bloom’s assistant. With the help of Pinkerton operative Kate Warne and others, a seamy underside of the vibrant World’s Fair comes alive – or dead, as the case may be.
The White City Novellas take place during Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition. The Midway Plaisance was the playground of the World’s a melting pot of discovery, international flavors, and experiences, with exotic marvels, magic, danger… and sometimes murder.