Miss Mooney

Being an actress in the late nineteenth century can be fraught with peril. For one thing, there are the lecherous theatre- goers—but Bridget Mooney can avoid them, except of course when she doesn't want to. "Hang it," Bridget explains, "what's a poor girl to do when she's offered riches, and fame, and sweet frolics with a man who thrills her blood?" More bothersome are the crimes and mysteries she encounters involving Ulysses S. Grant, Sarah...