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Chargement... The Last Drop of Hemlockpar Katharine Schellman
![]() Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. historical-fiction, historical-research, mystery, thriller, amateur-sleuth, suspense, LGBTQIA, class-consciousness, prohibition, NYC, dancing, historical-places-events, historical-setting, history-and-culture, bootlegging, secrets, 1920s, seamstress, sisters, waitress, extortion, poisons, gangsters, multicultural, investigation***** Excellent period piece of fiction! In the gritty world of speakeasys and overt gangsters in a place of tenements and crooked politicians and police this story is more than a cozy mystery yet less than a noir novel. But it is also entertaining and drew me in and held my interest. At times the pacing is a bit irregular, but that made the plot twists much more alarming. And twisty it is! As good as the first! The author's note at the end gives recommended further reading for history geeks like me. I requested and received an EARC from St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silence. Life as a working-class girl in Prohibition-era New York isn't safe or easy. But Vivian Kelly has a new job at the Nightingale, an underground speakeasy where the jazz is hot and the employees look out for each other in a world that doesn't care about them. Things are finally looking up for her and her sister Florence... until the night Vivian learns that her friend Bea's uncle, a bouncer at the Nightingale, has died. His death is ruled a suicide, but Bea isn't so convinced. She knew her uncle was keeping a secret: a payoff from a mob boss that was going to take him out of the tenements and into a better life. Now, the money is missing. Though her better judgment tells her to stay out of it, Vivian agrees to help Bea find the truth about her uncle's death. But they uncover more than they expected when rumors surface of a mysterious letter writer, blackmailing Vivian's poorest neighbors for their most valuable possessions, threatening poison if they don't comply. Death is always a heartbeat away in Jazz Age New York, where mob bosses rule the back alleys and cops take bootleggers' hush money. But whoever is targeting Vivian's poor and unprotected neighbors is playing a different game. With the Nightingale's dangerously lovely owner, Honor, worried for her employees' safety and Bea determined to discover who is responsible for her uncle's death, Vivian once again finds herself digging through a dead man's past in hopes of stopping a killer"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I enjoyed the setting of prohibition and the speak easy, The Nightingale. There are a bunch of characters and this led to a bit of confusion in places. But the story moves quickly and is pretty intriguing!
The narrator, Sara Young, is wonderful. She did a great job with all the characters…even when she had to drunk sing in a scene.
Need a quick, atmospheric mystery…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review. (