The Ivory City

Name: The Ivory City
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SKU: 9781454957829
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By Emily Bain Murphy

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A USA TODAY National Bestseller The Devil in the White City meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic historical murder mystery set at the 1904 World's Fair. The St. Louis World's Fair, 1904: A miniature city of palaces and pavilions that becomes a backdrop for romance,... Read More

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The Ivory City

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The Devil in the White City meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic historical murder mystery set at the 1904 World’s Fair.

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A USA TODAY National Bestseller

The Devil in the White City meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic historical murder mystery set at the 1904 World's Fair.

The St. Louis World's Fair, 1904:

A miniature city of palaces and pavilions that becomes a backdrop for romance, betrayal—and murder.

Cousins Grace and Lillie have been best friends since birth, despite Grace's vastly inferior social status ever since her mother married for love instead of wealth. When Lillie invites Grace to the biggest event of the century—the legendary World's Fair, also known as The Ivory City—Grace hopes her fortunes might be about to change.

But when a member of their party is brutally killed at the fair, and suspicion falls on Lillie's brother Oliver, Grace must prove Oliver's innocence before her beloved cousins' family is ruined forever.

Along the way, she'll discover that the city's wealthy elite—including Oliver's handsome but irritable friend Theodore—aren't quite who they appear to be. And amidst the glitz, glamour, and magic of the Ivory City lurks a danger that just may claim her life.

"Grace Covington is the perfect amateur detective mixing charm and ingenuity in this richly detailed murder mystery." - Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of A Traitor in Whitehall

"Vividly drawn with rich historical detail, The Ivory City is a sizzling mystery filled with intrigue, glamour and good old-fashioned romance that brilliantly ignites against the backdrop of the St. Louis World's Fair. Emily Bain Murphy's latest novel is a sheer delight!" - Alyson Richman, USA and International Bestselling author of The Time Keepers and The Missing Pages

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454957829

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 439g

Pages: 352

Collections

Crime & Thriller Emily Bain Murphy Fiction General Fiction Historical Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Historical Romance Romance

About the Author

EmilyBainMurphyis theauthorof two critically acclaimed young adult novels-The Disappearances, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, andSplinters of Scarlet-as well as the popular historical mystery novel Enchanted Hill. Murphylives in St. Louis with her husband, three children, and a rescue bunny, where she's always on the lookoutfor beautiful old mansions hiding new stories.

AUTHOR RESIDENCE: St. Louis, MO

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