@book{997, keywords = {Roman Catholics, German Americans, ministers, detectives, Irish Americans, Mexican-American War, U. S. Army, Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), Samuel W. Black (1816-62), constables, police, steamboats, Protestants}, author = {Gary Link}, title = {The Spectrum}, abstract = {Sequel to The Burnt District (2003). Soldiers flood the city in 1846 on their way to the Mexican-American War. When dead bodies appear in the streets, Pittsburgh constable John Parker suspects soldiers rather than local criminals.}, year = {2006}, pages = {185 p.}, publisher = {PublishAmerica}, address = {Baltimore}, note = {Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Mt. Washington is Coal Hill; North Side is Allegheny City.}, language = {English}, }