Lost To The World
(2010)(The second book in the Detective Sean Reilly series)
A novel by Libby Sternberg
EDGAR-NOMINATED AUTHOR LIBBY STERNBERG tells a story of death and fear on the eve of the polio vaccine trials of 1954....
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In 1954 Baltimore, Sean Reilly, the detective from DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT, investigates the murder of a Johns Hopkins researcher, a quiet, well-liked man whose true identity turns out to be just as much a mystery as that of his killer. The victim's death appears linked to the polio vaccine trials about to begin across the country.
A widower now, Detective Reilly struggles to stay focused on the case while being pulled in different directions--by his young sons' fears and needs, by his own desire for love and stability, and by his inability to get beyond his grief for his beloved wife. When a Hopkins secretary, herself a polio victim, feeds him information on the case, he begins to fall for her...as he also wonders if she played a part in the murder.
LOST TO THE WORLD captures a moment in time when the world waited for the "summer plague" -- that had afflicted thousands of children and adults, including the late president -- to be wiped out once and for all.
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Praise for Libby Sternberg's mysteries and other books:
For THE CASE AGAINST MY BROTHER:
- "A riveting story of faith and betrayal against a background of bigotry. Touching and inspiring." - Mystery Novelist Carolyn Hart
- "... taut, vivid and stirring . . . highly recommended" - Library Journal
- "This fast-paced novel has an interesting blend of fiction and fact, illuminating many issues plaguing immigrant families during a volatile time in America. Polish and Catholic, the main characters not only face stereotypes that accompany poverty, but also combat harsh racism... readers are easily swept up in the adventure as the eye-opening mystery unfolds." - School Library Journal
For SLOANE HALL:
- "Ms. Sternberg has written a beautiful novel....it did not let me go until the very end." The Book Binge
- "Wow... Ms. Sternberg has a winner in this novel ... She writes beautiful, tortured characters, puts you right in the time frame and crafts an amazing story around all of it. Wonderful job and a wonderful book..." My Reading Room
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Genre: Historical Mystery
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In 1954 Baltimore, Sean Reilly, the detective from DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT, investigates the murder of a Johns Hopkins researcher, a quiet, well-liked man whose true identity turns out to be just as much a mystery as that of his killer. The victim's death appears linked to the polio vaccine trials about to begin across the country.
A widower now, Detective Reilly struggles to stay focused on the case while being pulled in different directions--by his young sons' fears and needs, by his own desire for love and stability, and by his inability to get beyond his grief for his beloved wife. When a Hopkins secretary, herself a polio victim, feeds him information on the case, he begins to fall for her...as he also wonders if she played a part in the murder.
LOST TO THE WORLD captures a moment in time when the world waited for the "summer plague" -- that had afflicted thousands of children and adults, including the late president -- to be wiped out once and for all.
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Praise for Libby Sternberg's mysteries and other books:
For THE CASE AGAINST MY BROTHER:
- "A riveting story of faith and betrayal against a background of bigotry. Touching and inspiring." - Mystery Novelist Carolyn Hart
- "... taut, vivid and stirring . . . highly recommended" - Library Journal
- "This fast-paced novel has an interesting blend of fiction and fact, illuminating many issues plaguing immigrant families during a volatile time in America. Polish and Catholic, the main characters not only face stereotypes that accompany poverty, but also combat harsh racism... readers are easily swept up in the adventure as the eye-opening mystery unfolds." - School Library Journal
For SLOANE HALL:
- "Ms. Sternberg has written a beautiful novel....it did not let me go until the very end." The Book Binge
- "Wow... Ms. Sternberg has a winner in this novel ... She writes beautiful, tortured characters, puts you right in the time frame and crafts an amazing story around all of it. Wonderful job and a wonderful book..." My Reading Room
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Genre: Historical Mystery
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