The Fall of White City

A city of wealth, grime, and secrets where corruption lurks behind gaslight and gold.

GILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERIES
The Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries plunge readers into a richly detailed world of historical suspense where truth is never simple. Society elites guard their reputations. Immigrants struggle to survive, and justice always comes at a price.

Perfect for fans of Gilded Age and Victorian-era crime novels with a dark edge. If you love immersive historical mysteries with vivid settings and smart storytelling, this series will keep you turning pages late into the night.

Volume One - The Fall of White City
A socialite and her admirer stalk a murderer against the backdrop of the 1893 World's Fair, with suspects ranging from a captain of industry to a denizen of the slums, a shady doctor who mixes his own drugs, and a teenage prostitute in the Levee District.

N. S. Wikarski is an award-winning historical fiction author known for archaeology-based thrillers that blend ancient mystery, secret societies, and strong women protagonists. Her books are frequently compared to the novels of Dan Brown, Kate Quinn, and Diana Gabaldon. She writes two archaeology thriller series: the Arkana Archaeology Thrillers and its Trove Chronicles spin-off. She also writes The Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries, featuring an amateur female sleuth and her reporter sidekick. More Trove Chronicles thrillers and Gilded Age mysteries are currently in the works.

The author began her writing career as a fugitive from academia. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, she worked in corporate America for two decades before writing her first novel. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Society of Midland Authors, and has served as vice president of Sisters in Crime-Twin Cities and on the programming board of the Chicago chapter. Her short stories have appeared in Futures Magazine and DIME Anthology, while her book reviews and essays have been featured in Murder: Past Tense, Deadly Pleasures, and Mystery Readers Journal.