Book description
Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of
silver in America's Wild West. It's a dangerous place, full of gamblers,
cowboys, hurdy girls and gunmen - all of them on the make!
When twelve year-old P. K. Pinkerton arrives there, homeless, penniless
and hunted, things don't look good. But P. K. soon finds allies in Sam
Clemens, a newspaper reporter, Poker Face Jace, a gambler who can tell
when someone is bluffing, and Ping, a Chinese photographer's apprentice.
With the help of these friends - and armed with a Smith & Wesson
seven-shooter and a knack for disguises - P. K. takes on the tricksters
and desperados and tries to become a detective.
Fast, furious and funny - an utterly entertaining mystery adventure
from an author who knows exactly how to grip and thrill her readers.
