Plan for the Novel

Here are details about my upcoming novel

• The novel’s title is The Hole in Philadelphia
• It’s an alternate history set in the frontier city of Philadelphia at the start of the 20th century
• The plot concerns a detective’s search for a missing person
• The missing person hates the detective and doesn’t want to be found
• The detective is a glorified park ranger at a park that happens to be the world’s most popular tourist attraction
• The park is popular because guests experience euphoria and other exciting mood swings
• The park occasionally unleashes a pestilence which threatens the city with extinction
• It’s a comedy
• I take historical fiction seriously: the story will be a lush, exhaustively-researched tour of the era

Here is my plan

• The publication date of the novel has not yet been determined
• I will post at least one update on this website per month
• Preview chapters will be posted when ready
• Each chapter will have an alternate version with historical notes and citations