It's 1908, and sixteen-year-old Charlotte O'Dell is working at the St. Alice Hotel in order to make enough money to finish school. Between organizing a women's march for suffragettes, and memorizing all there is to know about her new profession in The Up-to-Date Waitress, Charlotte befriends one of the hot-springs regulars, Mr. Doyle . . . until one day he turns up dead. Who killed Doyle? The police seem to think it was Charlotte; after all, she's the one they arrested . . . Becky Citra has crafted an intricate web of mysteries and intrigue. When all of the pieces are unraveled, who will remain standing?

Author Biography

Becky Citra is the author of over twenty books, ranging from early chapter books to novels for young adults. She was an elementary schoolteacher for over twenty-five years and began writing for children in 1995. Becky's books have been shortlisted for and won many awards, including the Red Cedar Award, the Diamond Willow, the Silver Birch and the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. For more information, visit www.beckycitra.com.