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Little souls / Sandra Dallas.

Dallas, Sandra, (author.).

Summary:
"Sandra Dallas's Little Souls is a gripping tale of sisterhood, loyalty, and secrets set in Denver amid America's last deadly flu pandemic Colorado, 1918. World War I is raging overseas, but it's the home front battling for survival. With the Spanish Flu rampant, Denver's schools are converted into hospitals, churches and funeral homes are closed, and nightly horse-drawn wagons collect corpses left in the street. Sisters Helen and Lutie have moved to Denver from Ohio after their parents' death. Helen, a nurse, and Lutie, a carefree advertising designer at Neusteter's department store, share a small, neat house and each finds a local beau - for Helen a doctor, for Lutie a young student who soon enlists. They make a modest income from a rental apartment in the basement. When their tenant dies from the flu, the sisters are thrust into caring for the woman's small daughter, Dorothy. Soon after, Lutie comes home from work and discovers a dead man on their kitchen floor and Helen standing above the body, an icepick in hand. She has no doubt Helen killed the man-Dorothy's father-in self-defense, but she knows that will be hard to prove. They decide to leave the body in the street, hoping to disguise it as a victim of the flu. Meanwhile Lutie also worries about her fiance "over there". As it happens, his wealthy mother harbors a secret of her own and helps the sisters as the danger deepens, from the murder investigation and the flu. Set against the backdrop of an epidemic that feels all too familiar, Little Souls is a compelling tale of sisterhood and of the sacrifices people make to protect those they love most"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250277886
  • ISBN: 1250277884
  • Physical Description: 294 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.
Subject: Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Nurses > Fiction.
Denver (Colo.) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)

Available copies

  • 39 of 41 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 41 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION DALLAS (Text)
Bookplate: In Memory of James D. Hill
50686016163482 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F DAL (Text) 33240004956572 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaverdale Public Library F D (Text) 31814450622813 BVRM Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F DAL (Text) 35010001094034 Adult Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library FIC DALLAS (Text) 35031301226500 Adult Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC DALLAS (Text) 61000100077227 Adult Fiction Available -
Ebensburg Public Library FIC DAL (Text) 31814700843276 EBNM Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC DALLAS, SANDRA (Text) 36446002062555 Adult Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library DAL (Text) 33249025331806 Fiction Available -
Fleetwood Area Public Library DAL (Text) 33249024356481 Fiction Available -

Summary: "Sandra Dallas's Little Souls is a gripping tale of sisterhood, loyalty, and secrets set in Denver amid America's last deadly flu pandemic Colorado, 1918. World War I is raging overseas, but it's the home front battling for survival. With the Spanish Flu rampant, Denver's schools are converted into hospitals, churches and funeral homes are closed, and nightly horse-drawn wagons collect corpses left in the street. Sisters Helen and Lutie have moved to Denver from Ohio after their parents' death. Helen, a nurse, and Lutie, a carefree advertising designer at Neusteter's department store, share a small, neat house and each finds a local beau - for Helen a doctor, for Lutie a young student who soon enlists. They make a modest income from a rental apartment in the basement. When their tenant dies from the flu, the sisters are thrust into caring for the woman's small daughter, Dorothy. Soon after, Lutie comes home from work and discovers a dead man on their kitchen floor and Helen standing above the body, an icepick in hand. She has no doubt Helen killed the man-Dorothy's father-in self-defense, but she knows that will be hard to prove. They decide to leave the body in the street, hoping to disguise it as a victim of the flu. Meanwhile Lutie also worries about her fiance "over there". As it happens, his wealthy mother harbors a secret of her own and helps the sisters as the danger deepens, from the murder investigation and the flu. Set against the backdrop of an epidemic that feels all too familiar, Little Souls is a compelling tale of sisterhood and of the sacrifices people make to protect those they love most"--

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