The Penny Mansions
The Penny Mansions by Steven Mayfield, published by Regal House Publishing, LLC on October 24, 2023, is a fiction work that intertwines mystery and absurdity within a small-town setting. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish flu pandemic, the story unfolds in a former gold rush town facing extinction due to a dwindling population. To avert this fate, former madam Maude Dollarhyde and her granddaughter Bountiful, along with fellow council members, devise a plan to sell four abandoned mansions for a penny each, hoping to attract new residents to meet the census requirement.
Readers will encounter a diverse array of characters as they navigate the town’s challenges, including a New York actor and his unconventional family, a lawyer with a unique household, and six excommunicated Mormons. As these newcomers settle in, they inadvertently set off a chain of events involving romance, community theater, and a murder investigation led by a Chicago insurance detective. This edition spans 322 pages and is presented in English, offering a rich exploration of community dynamics and the lengths to which individuals will go to preserve their homes.
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With the Spanish flu pandemic on the rise, a former gold rush town– once the largest city in the Pacific Northwest– is threatened with extinction via eminent domain should their population fall below 125 citizens. To save their homes, former madam Maude Dollarhyde, her mixed-race grand-daughter, Bountiful, and their fellow council members agree to sell four abandoned mansions for a penny apiece if the buyers will stay in town long enough to be counted in the 1920 census. Soon, an eclectic cast of newcomers arrives, including a New York actor and his questionably-familial family; a lawyer with an agoraphobic wife, mute son, and austere nanny; six excommunicated Mormons; and the great-nephew of the town’ s hated former boss. As real estate developer and politician Gerald Dredd plots to foil the council’ s plan, the new families move in and knock over the first domino in a row that includes three romances, twelve sticks of dynamite, an unintentionally hilarious community theater production, an investigation by a Chicago insurance detective, and last of all, murder!
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