A Woman Intervenes

"A Woman Intervenes" by Robert Barr is thrilling tale from 1896 about a smart reporter named Jennie Brewster who works for the New York Argus. The story starts with tension in the newsroom because an important assignment isn't going as planned. Jennie gets a challenging mission: she needs to go to Europe and get important mining reports from two English guys, Wentworth and Kenyon, who are checking out mines in Canada for some investors in London. As Jennie gets ready for her trip, it's clear she's clever and won't give up easily. Once she gets on the ship headed to Europe, things get even more interesting as both romance and competition start to mix together, promising lots of suspense and interesting characters.