The 9th Street Gang, a Historical Mystery Short Story: The Calendar Mysteries, #2.5

By Juliet Kincaid

"The 9th Street Gang," A Historical Mystery Short Story

In their first case together as a detective couple, newly engaged Minty Wilcox and Daniel Price pursue a gang of thieves plaguing Kansas City in February 1900. Distractions include the objections of their boss to any show of their affection for each other inside the office and out, Minty's growing attraction to Daniel, and her wayward thoughts about the secret married couples keep to themselves. Join the fun, mystery and romance of this Calendar Mystery short story and along the way meet the son of a famous outlaw.

Five Star Review of "The 9th Street Gang," A Historical Mystery Short Story

If you wish for something pleasant to get your mind off the lately awful news, delve yourself into the story of three little hoodlums that steal this story from the endearing main characters and enjoy the tidbits of Kansas City history. A bonus is a peek at Jesse James Jr. as I had no idea he existed before reading this story. I am wondering if Emery, Bird, Thayer department store is really on Petticoat Lane. I had it pictured on Walnut and Grand, but Juliet is so good at detail she must be right. Good Job. This author always comes through with an enthralling story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Juliet Kincaid
• Release date: Jul 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201029265

Juliet Kincaid

I’ve been hooked on fiction since grade school. And I’ve always preferred stories that supply adventure and escape. Humor and wit help, too. I try to write the same sort of stories and novels as the ones I like to read. In addition to the Calendar Mystery series, my published work includes the Cinderella, P. I. Fairy Tale Mysteries for grown-ups that feature Cinderella as a detective twenty years, three kids, and a few extra pounds after the ball. (Happy endings guaranteed.) My stories and novels are available as eBooks and trade paperbacks. I have also written and published Novel Basics, a concise yet complete guide to writing a novel. My daughter, Jessica Kincaid, the bead artist, and I live in a house filled with books, mostly detective fiction, just a few miles from where Minty Wilcox and Daniel Price have their adventures in the Calendar Historical Mystery stories and novels. You can contact me at juliet@julietkincaid. com, Juliet_Kincaid on Goodreads, JulietKincaid on Twitter, and JulietKincaidauthor2016 and juliet.kincaid on Facebook. To find out what work I currently have available, sign up for notifications at https://books2read.com/author/juliet-kincaid/subscribe/1/305166/

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THE 9TH STREET GANG

A Historical Mystery Short Story

The Calendar Historical Mystery Series

tells the story of business girl Minty Wilcox

and dashing detective Daniel Price

from newly met to newlywed in Kansas City,

a place that could get downright deadly

a hundred years or so ago.

Juliet Kincaid

AzureSky Press

AZP

The 9th Street Gang © 2018 by Juliet Willman Kincaid. All rights reserved. No part of this story may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Juliet Kincaid except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

AzureSky Press, LLC

Overland Park, KS

Copyright © 2018

Cover design: Juliet Kincaid

Cover image: 2017 Historic Kansas City Wall Calendar. Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Media Works, 2016.

The 9th Street Gang is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual events, locales, and persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

The 9th Street Gang

A Historical Mystery Short Story

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The 9th Street Gang

Acknowledgements

Also by Juliet Kincaid

About the Author

The 9th Street Gang

Friday 23 February 1900

Kansas City, Missouri

Happy to be wearing her old brown coat that the wet snow wouldn’t hurt and galoshes over her boots because of the slush underfoot, Minty Wilcox marched along 9th Street at Daniel Price’s side.

Daniel had bundled up in his tan overcoat, pulled his brown fedora down over his forehead, and wrapped a black muffler around the lower part of his face, so she could see only the red tip of his strong, aquiline nose and one dark brown eye squinting against the snow.

He’s my fiancé, Minty thought. We’re engaged! In just a few weeks, I’ll be Mrs. Daniel Price. And I’ll be in on that secret married couples keep to themselves.

When they came to the entrance of the New England Building, Daniel put his gloved hand under Minty’s right elbow. Watch your step, darling girl, he said. You wouldn’t want to trip and fall in this mess.

Why, Daniel, you treat me like your elderly maiden aunt.

"You’re decidedly not my aunt. And