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 Fair: a melting pot of discovery, international flavors, and experiences, with exotic marvels, magic, danger and sometimes murder.