Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott Format:Trade Paperback Wishnia makes history come alive

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Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott Format:Trade Paperback Wishnia makes history come aliveSix years before she wrote Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, in financial straits, entered "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," a novelette, in a newspaper contest. Not only did it win the $100 prize, but, published anonymously, it marked the first in the series of "blood & thunder tales" that would be her livelihood for years. In Behind a Mask, editor Madeleine Stern introduces four Alcott thrillers: "Pauline's Passion and Punishment," "The Mysterious