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For fans of HBOs The Gilded Age, explore the dazzling world of Americas 19th century elite in this lush, page-turning saga ... . In early twentieth-century New York, a young social butterfly discovers the darker side of the big city . . . First in this suspenseful historical mystery series. A year before World War I breaks out, the sidewalks of Manhattan are crowded with restless newcomers chasing the fabled American Dream, including a sharp-witted young woman who discovers a talent for investigating murder . . . New York City, 1913. Twenty-year-old Louise Faulk has fled Altoona, Pennsylvania, to start a life under dizzying lights. In a city of endless possibilities, its not long before the young ingénue befriends a witty aspiring model and makes a splash at the liveliest parties on the Upper East Side. But glitter fades to grit when Louises Greenwich Village apartment becomes the scene of a violent murder and a former suitor hustling for Tin Pan Alley fame hits front-page headlines as the prime suspect. Driven to investigate the crime, Louise finds herself stepping into the seediest corners of the burgeoning metropolis - where she soon discovers that failed dreams can turn dark and deadly . . . Praise for the Louise Faulk Mystery series "Maisie Dobbs fans will be pleased." - Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Liz Freeland is an American transplant in British Columbia, where she lives with her husband. As Elizabeth Bass, she writes women's fiction for Kensington Books. Murder in Greenwich Village, the first in the Louise Faulk series, is her first mystery. Murder in Midtown will be available in April 2019. Liz grew up in Texas and has also lived in New York, Oregon, Ontario, and Quebec. Throughout these many moves, many shelves of books have traveled with her.
