City of Light (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of City of Light Saturday, August 1 2009.

• City of Light The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poised for glory. With its booming industry and newly electrified streets, Buffalo is a model for the century just beginning. Louisa Barrett has made this dazzling city her home. Headmistress of Buffalo’s most prestigious school, Louisa is at ease in a world of men, protected by the titans of her city. But nothing prepares her for a startling discovery: evidence of a murder tied to the city’s cathedral-like power plant at nearby Niagara Falls. This shocking crime--followed by another mysterious death--will ignite an explosive chain of events. For in this city of seething intrigue and dazzling progress, a battle rages among politicians, power brokers, and industrialists for control of Niagara. And one extraordinary woman in their midst must protect a dark secret that implicates them all…

Shelfari edited the contributors of City of Light Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Lauren Belfer: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of City of Light Thursday, July 16 2009.

• On the first Monday in March 1901, in the early evening when the sound of sleigh bells filled the air,a student unexpectedly knocked at my door.