Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secrets of Sloane House | 2014 | Shelley Shepard Gray | Buy |
| 2 | Deception on Sable Hill | 2015 | Shelley Shepard Gray | Buy |
| 3 | Whispers in the Reading Room | 2015 | Shelley Shepard Gray | Buy |
The Chicago World’s Fair Mystery series transports readers to 1893 Chicago during the World’s Columbian Exposition. Starting with Secrets of Sloane House in 2014, the trilogy follows young women navigating the stark social divides of Gilded Age Chicago while uncovering dangerous secrets.
Gray uses the spectacle of the World’s Fair as more than just a backdrop. The contrast between the grandeur of the exposition and the darker realities of the city’s underbelly gives these mysteries their tension. Each book stands on its own with a different heroine and mystery, though characters and settings overlap across the trilogy.