Brooklyn Secrets

An Erica Donato Mystery

Triss Stein

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Poisoned Pen Press
01 December 2015

Crime & Mystery

Series: Erica Donato Mysteries

Erica Donato, Brooklyn girl, urban history grad student and single mom, is researching the 1930s when Brownsville was the home of the notorious organized criminals the newspapers called Murder Inc. She quickly learns that even in rapidly changing Brooklyn, Brownsville remains much as it was. It is still poor, it is still tough, and it still breeds fighters and gangs.

Doing field research, Erica stops in at the landmark local library and meets Savanna, a young woman who is the pride of her mother and her bosses, and headed for an elite college and a future. A few days later, Savanna is found beaten and left for dead. Her anguished mother is everywhere, insisting someone knows something. After a massive, angry demonstration, a young girlfriend of Savanna's is found dead, too. Is there a connection? Did perfect Savanna have a few secrets?

Erica's curious. But she's focused on the 1930s and has located a few women who are happy to share memories. Two are childhood friends who disagree on much but guard secrets, too-ones kept for a lifetime. Never one to resist looking deeper than her research requires, Erica keeps encountering an apparent derelict white man, a vengeful rejected girlfriend, the role of boxing as a way out of poverty, and fading evidence of long-ago crimes.

By: Triss Stein
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781464204128
ISBN 10: 1464204128
Series: Erica Donato Mysteries
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 December 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Triss Stein is a small-town girl who has spent most of her adult life living and working in New York City. This gives her the useful double vision of a stranger and a resident which she uses to write mysteries about Brooklyn, her ever-fascinating, ever-changing, ever-challenging adopted home. Brooklyn Graves is the second Erica Donato mystery, following Brooklyn Bones. www.trissstein.com

Reviews for Brooklyn Secrets: An Erica Donato Mystery

Brooklyn's rich history comes to life in Stein's wonderful descriptions, and Erica is an engaging tour guide. - Booklist ...a gripping page-turner...Suspenseful and engaging. - Annamaria Alfieri, author of Strange Gods