N. S. Wikarski
"There's a 52% chance that the next Dan Brown will be a woman ... or should we just make that 100% now?" --Kindle NationNancy Wikarski is a fugitive from academia. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, she became a computer consultant and then turned to mystery and historical...
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"There's a 52% chance that the next Dan Brown will be a woman ... or should we just make that 100% now?" --Kindle NationNancy Wikarski is a fugitive from academia. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, she became a computer consultant and then turned to mystery and historical fiction writing. Her short stories have appeared in Futures Magazine and DIME Anthology, while her book reviews have been featured in Murder: Past Tense and Deadly Pleasures. She has written the Gilded Age Chicago History Mysteries series set in 1890s Chicago. Titles include The Fall Of White City (2002) and Shrouded In Thought (2005). The series has received People's Choice Award nominations for best first novel and best historical. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and has served as vice president of Sisters In Crime - Twin Cities and on the programming board of the Chicago chapter. She is currently writing the seven book Arkana Archaeology Thriller Mystery series. Her work on the Arkana volumes has prompted Kindle Nation to call her one of its favorite authors. Visit her website at www.mythofhistory.com.
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In classroom? If I were to meet Cassie, I bet we would have long discussions about artefact and history. How would I react with the same problem? If I had been called to identify my sister the way Cassie was, I would have been talking to the police night and day.5 ways character like me? I cannot se...
Continue story, why? I would fix the open ending. Many of us at the book club found this a bit irritating. We understand the need for a series but the abrupt ending was not at all appealing. 5 major events in order? Sybil murdered. Cassie joined the secret society. Abraham sent Daniel and Leroy to f...
How main character felt? She was confused and angry about her sister’s murder. She didn't understand her power and felt totally alone.How setting made it more interesting? Loved the secret society and the artifacts, added a lot of mystery to the book and almost seemed like Agatha Christie's Poirot m...
List of facts? Sybil was murdered by Leroy. Abraham said he was a profit. Daniel was his son. He had many wives and said, women were around just to have children. There was a secret society called Arkana. They searched for artefacts. Cassie seen Sybil's murder n a dream. Abraham ordered Leroy...
Feel about main character? Cassie was easy to like and connect with and reminds me a little of Patricia Arquette's character in Medium or Jennifer Love Hewitt in the Ghost Whisperer. Style of writer? The author isn't like Dan Brown (as her bio states) but she has a unique writing style that is easy ...
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