Official Synopsis from Goodreads: It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don’t know how to … More Book Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The atmospheric, compelling follow-up to the stunning debut A Death of No Importance, featuring series character, Jane Prescott. In 1912, as New York reels from the news of the Titanic disaster, ladies’ maid Jane Prescott travels to Long Island with the Benchley family. Their daughter Louise is to marry William Tyler, … More ARC Review: Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks (Jane Prescott #2)
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family in as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. In 1883, the New York Times prints a lengthy rave of Alva Vanderbilt’s Fifth Ave. costume ball–a coup for … More ARC Review: A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Mariah Fredericks’ compelling adult debut novel follows Jane Prescott, a ladies’ maid in an upper-crust 1910 NYC household, after her mistress’s playboy fiancé is gruesomely murdered. Jane Prescott has perfected the art of serving as a ladies’ maid in the upper-most echelons of 1910 New York City society. Invisible until … More ARC Review: A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: On a foggy summer night, eleven people–ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter–depart Martha’s Vineyard headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the passengers disappear into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs–the painter–and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of a wealthy and powerful … More Book Review: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Synopsis: In New York City, siblings Leo, Jack, Beatrice, and Melody have been promised a trust (The Nest) that they will receive when Melody, the youngest, turns forty. A few months prior to getting their money, Leo is caught with his pants down in a car accident and needs to pay off the woman that … More Book Review: The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Synopsis: Told in letters from 1949 to 1969, Helene lives in NYC and searches for old books. She corresponds with Frank at Marks & Co., in London, which sells vintage books, and they write letters back and forth over the years. Review: A short, sweet read that is probably best read all at once. 84, … More Book Review: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Synopsis: Going back and forth between two stories, Orphan Train switches from 1929 New York City and Minnesota, and then 2011 Spruce Harbor, Maine. In 1929, Niamh is a young girl who loses her family in a fire, and then she rides the orphan train to a new family in Minnesota. In 2011, Molly has … More Book Review: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Synopsis: In 1911 New York City, nurse Clara Wood has survived the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and goes to work on Ellis Island to escape her memories. In September 2011 in New York City, Taryn Michaels is forced to face her memories of 9/11 when a photo of her taken on that day is discovered and … More Book Review: A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Setting: Turn-of-the-century New York City Synopsis: As Sarah and Frank prepare for their upcoming wedding, Frank is hired to look into the death of a wealthy man, Charles Oakes. This mystery involves poisoning, mental asylums, the Civil War, and racism. Review: The Gaslight Mysteries are as strong as ever! These are very enjoyable mysteries set … More Book Review: Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Mystery #17)
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