Not They Who Soar
- Authors: Amanda Flower
- Series: Book 2 in the Katharine Wright Mystery series
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- Release Date: May 27, 2025
- Print length: 288 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
The equally brilliant real-life sister of the famous flying Wright Brothers, Katharine Wright, investigates an unsettling death at the 1904 World's Fair in this radiant new historical mystery in USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower’s Agatha Award-winning series.
Summer 1904. Katharine and her best friend, Margaret Goodwin Meacham, are excited to visit the St. Louis Exposition in Missouri to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase centennial. Despite warnings from poet Paul Laurence Dunbar about potential dangers at the fair, the girls are thrilled to reunite and attend the international event. Their joy takes a turn when Katharine discovers a woman in distress, who tragically dies before help arrives. Before her last breath, she mentions an aeronautics competition that sparks Katharine's curiosity. With her brothers declining the invitation to participate, Katharine is puzzled by the woman’s connection to the prestigious event. Haunted by the woman's face, Katharine enlists Margaret in an investigation that reveals the deadly nature of the race to achieve the first successful flight. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they realize that the competition for aviation supremacy may be more dangerous than they ever imagined.
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