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Nineteenth century gentleman swindler Lyman Moreau finds his next big scheme and loses his heart among a shipment of mummies bound for the most successful prophet in US history.

Historical Fiction

A gentleman criminal seeks opportunity among the wealthy gamblers at the Faro table in a seedy backroom in 1830s New York. Learning of a shipment of Egyptian artifacts due to arrive in the city he recruits the help of a black market antiquities dealer and a crooked customs agent to lay claim to it.

New York, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Erie Canal, Ohio

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Quest

Philosophical Questions

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Name: Lyman Moreau

Age: thirties

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Charming,Complex,Confident,Greedy,Masculine,Villainous,Narcisstic,Manipulative,Unapologetic,Secretive

Name: Mariana

Age: twenties

Gender: Female

Role: Sidekick

Key Traits: Seductive,Charming,Complex,Criminal,Sexy,Skillful,Secretive,Manipulative

Name: Martin Quinn

Age: late thirties/early forties

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Aggressive,Criminal,Greedy,Villainous,Power Hungry

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SARAH ANGLETON received her Master’s Degree in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Missouri. She is the author of the essay collection Launching Sheep & Other Stories and the historical novels Gentleman of Misfortune and Smoke Rose to Heaven. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals and she blogs regularly about history and humor as the Practical Historian. She lives near St. Louis, Missouri with her husband, two sons, and one very loyal dog. Visit her at www.Sarah-Angleton.com.

Age: 35-54

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: Bright Button Press

Year Published: 2018

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