Daughters of Destiny

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Daughters of Destiny" by L. Frank Baum is an adventure novel published in 1906 under the pseudonym Schuyler Staunton. When an American commission travels to Baluchistan to negotiate railroad rights, they become entangled in a deadly succession conflict between two princes. Colonel Moore's daughter Janet accompanies the expedition, unaware that secrets from her past will resurface amid poisonings, assassinations, and desert pursuits. This melodramatic tale blends political intrigue with personal revelation in an exotic setting.