Fatal February, A Historical Mystery Novel

Fatal February, A Historical Mystery Novel by Juliet Kincaid

It's February 7, 1900, and Minty Wilcox is hard at work typing up the most recent report of Daniel Price, a detective for Price Investigations. Then, into the office walks Alpha Ledgard, daughter of a local factory owner. Miss Ledgard tells Minty that a worker has gone missing and she wants the agency to find the girl. Minty longs to help. But her boss forbids her to take part in cases except as to type reports. He also orders her to stay on a strictly formal basis with his nephew, Daniel Price. (No office romance allowed!) But Minty decides to defy her boss and go undercover to find the girl, who may have come to harm. Daniel Price helps Minty investigate, but he also hinders her with outrageous flirtation and other ploys. And, as she digs into the case, Minty comes into danger herself. Will Daniel rescue her? Will Minty even let him try? Read Fatal February to find out.

Snippet from Fatal February

"Miss Alpha Ledgard of Digby, Ledgard, and Smith Dry Goods Company needs our help in locating one of their workers, a young girl, who's been missing for several days. I took down the information about where the girl was last seen, and when. I included a description of her." Minty bit her lip and forged on. "Given the situation, I've concluded that you need a female to investigate."

Mr. Mathison, the office manager, lurched toward her, like a bulldog about to attack. "No, Miss Wilcox, it will not suit," he growled. "It's not your job to interview a potential client, Miss Wilcox."

"Of course, it isn't, sir," Minty said. "But Miss Ledgard was so very forthcoming that I thought you'd appreciate my jotting down the details. Just to save you time, of course. And by the by, I think the reputation of Digby, Ledgard and Smith speaks for itself. So, we only need to do a brief potential-client investigation, if one is required at all."

Daniel Price's soft chuckle earned a scowl from his uncle and the warning: "Stay out of this, Dan, unless you want to work at the office in Anchorage your grandfather is considering opening."

"It's very cold in the Alaska Territory this time of year, Uncle."

"Pack your woolens, my boy."

"But I'd happily go there if Miss Wilcox worked there, too."

The compliment made Minty blush and brought another glare of cornflower blue eyes.

"None of that, Dan," said Mr. Mathison who continued with . . .

Praise for Fatal February, Book 2 of the Calendar Mystery series

In the year 1900, Minty Wilcox has been hired by a private detective agency, her on again/off again beau's employer, as a stenographer. For this spunky gal, typing and taking shorthand aren't enough. She wants to be an operative. So, of course, author Juliet Kincaid, accommodates her protagonist by letting her delve into a missing person/murder case, sometimes sanctioned, but often not, by her boss. The ins and outs of the investigation, Minty's romantic ups and downs, and her inside out family situations are fun to follow. It's also interesting to learn about the physical layout and the social customs of Kansas City at the turn of the last century. Good follow-up to January Jinx, the first mystery in the series.

Juliet Kincaid's Calendar Mystery stories and novels tell the story of Minty Wilcox and Daniel Price from newly met to newlywed and beyond in Kansas City, a place that could get downright deadly a century or so ago.

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