First Novel
Friday, November 1, my first novel Murder in the Rockies was released electronically. That means it is available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and all the other sites that transmit literature, short of smoke signals. It has not been out for a long enough time to get any results yet, but Murder is available for anyone who wants to read it. The paperback/printed edition will be released December 1.
Bet You Didn't Know
Mattie Silks was not the first owner of the House of Mirrors, prominent Denver bordello. It was built by Jennie Rodgers, real name Leah J. Fries.' Rodgers had been a housemaid for the mayor of Pittsburgh until a scandal caused her to leave town, with hush money. She was able to buy a fashionable "resort" in St. Louis. Her best friend, while Jennie was in Pittsburgh, had been the Chief of Police. He occasionally visited Denver after Jennie moved there in 1878, and helped her finance the $!7,800 it took to build the the House of Mirrors in 1898. How they put that much money together is another story for another blog.
The House of Mirrors was the fanciest brothel in Denver and was always sought after by Mattie Silks until she was able to buy it in 1911. Mattie Silks and the House of Mirrors were practically synonymous, but Jennie Rogers, built it, owned it, and with twenty-two "tenants," operated it first.
Fictional House of Mirrors
In Murder in the Rockies, Andrew Coyle visits one of the tenants of the House of Mirrors to question her about the murder of Hank Defler. His client Will Conway has been accused of Defler's murder after the two had a fight over Red LaRue. Murder in the Rockies is a good read and interesting; almost as interesting as real life in 1890s Denver.
Leave a comment if you have a Thought or an Opinion.
Friday, November 1, my first novel Murder in the Rockies was released electronically. That means it is available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and all the other sites that transmit literature, short of smoke signals. It has not been out for a long enough time to get any results yet, but Murder is available for anyone who wants to read it. The paperback/printed edition will be released December 1.
Bet You Didn't Know
Mattie Silks was not the first owner of the House of Mirrors, prominent Denver bordello. It was built by Jennie Rodgers, real name Leah J. Fries.' Rodgers had been a housemaid for the mayor of Pittsburgh until a scandal caused her to leave town, with hush money. She was able to buy a fashionable "resort" in St. Louis. Her best friend, while Jennie was in Pittsburgh, had been the Chief of Police. He occasionally visited Denver after Jennie moved there in 1878, and helped her finance the $!7,800 it took to build the the House of Mirrors in 1898. How they put that much money together is another story for another blog.
The House of Mirrors was the fanciest brothel in Denver and was always sought after by Mattie Silks until she was able to buy it in 1911. Mattie Silks and the House of Mirrors were practically synonymous, but Jennie Rogers, built it, owned it, and with twenty-two "tenants," operated it first.
Fictional House of Mirrors
In Murder in the Rockies, Andrew Coyle visits one of the tenants of the House of Mirrors to question her about the murder of Hank Defler. His client Will Conway has been accused of Defler's murder after the two had a fight over Red LaRue. Murder in the Rockies is a good read and interesting; almost as interesting as real life in 1890s Denver.
Leave a comment if you have a Thought or an Opinion.