Murder in a Mill Town — P.B. Ryan

Living in the Gilded Age of 1868 Boston, young Irish immigrant Nell Sweeney may not have much, but she does possess both a keen mind and a brave heart. As governess to the wealthy Hewitt family, she finds plenty of opportunities to use both -- especially when the seamy side of society shows itself ...

The lowborn Fallons haven't come to the Hewitt household for a handout, they've come for help -- the kind of help only Nell Sweeney can give. Their wayward daughter, Bridget, is missing, and they don't know whether she's gone off with her brute of a boyfriend or if she's met a bad end. Now, as Nell traces Bridget's path through the dangerous backalley parts of town, she finds herself caught in a scandalous scheme of lies and money, and what she knows may just be the death of her ...