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Murder in Manhattan

Julie Mulhern

Reader Score

79%

79% of readers

recommend this book

Inspired by one of the first real-life female columnists at the New Yorker, this enticing historical mystery follows Freddie Archer as she solves crimes while reporting on the glamorous world of the rich and famous in 1920s Manhattan.

This writer just found her next scoop . . . and it's deadly.

New York, 1925 - Freddie Archer frequents speakeasies and wild parties with her friends Dorothy Parker and Tallulah Bankhead. And the best part is that it's all in a day's work. Freddie loves her job writing the nightlife column for Gotham Magazine.

But Freddie's latest piece just won her a bit more attention than she bargained for--from the police. A man mentioned in her column has been murdered. And Freddie is asked to keep an eye out for his fashionable female dinner companion. She's told in no uncertain terms to stay out of the case herself.

So naturally, Freddie throws herself into an investigation that takes her from the elegant stores that line Fifth Avenue to the tenements south of Houston Street. Now between sipping gin rickeys with Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and casting Broadway shows with Groucho Marx, she's dodging bullets and dating a potentially dangerous bootlegger.

Freddie wanted adventure and excitement. But will she survive it?

Book Details

  • Publisher: Forever
  • Publish Date: Dec 9th, 2025
  • Pages: 352
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 1.00in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9781538773567
  • Categories: Romance - Historical - 20th CenturyWomenMystery & Detective - Historical

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Julie Mulhern is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of Agatha Christie. She spends her spare time whipping up gourmet meals for her family, working out at the gym, and finding new ways to keep her house spotlessly clean. Truth is, she's an expert at calling for take-out, she grumbles about walking the dog, and the dust bunnies under the bed have grown into dust lions. Action, adventure, mystery, and humor are the things Julie loves when she's reading. She loves them even more when she's writing! Sign up for Julie's newsletter at juliemulhernauthor.com.

Praise for this book

"A page-turning trip to 1920s Manhattan with real-life celebrities and a spunky heroine as a guide."


--Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author

"Mulhern launches a snappy historical series centered on 1920s nightlife columnist Winifred "Freddie" Archer. Immersive, fast-paced, and entertaining, this promises good things to come. "
--Publishers Weekly

"Sex and the City, circa 1920. Mulhern gives Freddie a host of colorful characters to play off, but her spirited heroine is clearly the star of the show."

--Kirkus Reviews
"Writing with a snappy sense of wit, Mulhern offers readers a marvelously madcap protagonist with moxie to spare, as well as a fascinating cast of supporting characters that includes historical figures such as Dorothy Parker, Tallulah Bankhead, and Groucho Marx. Plenty of deftly handled period details enhance the Prohibition-era setting of this novel that neatly blends historical fiction, mystery, and a dash of romance into one splendidly entertaining plot. Fans of Susanna Calkins's Gina Ricci books or Nekesa Afia's Harlem Renaissance mysteries (or even readers old enough to fondly remember K. K. Beck's splendid Iris Cooper series) will find Mulhern's captivating new book to be the cat's pajamas."
--Library Journal, starred review