Death Brings a Shadow
  • Published: 26 November 2019
  • ISBN: 9781496722096
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $62.99

Death Brings a Shadow

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Set amidst the opulent mansions and cobblestone streets of Old New York, this new Prudence McKenzie historical mystery by Rosemary Simpson brings the Gilded Age to life--in a tantalizing tale of old money, new love, and grave suspicion . . .

For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…

Investigators Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter discover all that glitters is not gold in the Gilded Age, whether on the island of Manhattan or an island off the coast of Georgia …

DEATH BRINGS A SHADOW

In spring 1889, Prudence and Geoffrey set sail from New York Harbor on a private yacht bound for Bradford Island, where her friend Eleanor Dickson is to be wed. The Sea Islands along the Georgia coast serve as a winter playground for the likes of the Carnegies, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Dicksons. Despite her Yankee pedigree, Eleanor is marrying a Southern gentleman, Teddy Bennett, and Prudence is thrilled to be the maid of honor.

But days before the wedding, the bride is nowhere to be found. A frantic search of the island turns up her drowned corpse in an alligator-infested swamp. Prudence is devastated, but as they prepare the body for burial, she and Geoffrey discover evidence of bruising that indicates Eleanor was held under—most dishonorably murdered.
 
Determined to seek justice for her beloved friend, Prudence begins to investigate with Geoffrey's help and is quickly led into a morass of voodoo spells and dark deeds from the days of slavery. As Prudence and Geoffrey pursue a killer, they soon discover that Eleanor will not be the last to die on Bradford Island …
  • Published: 26 November 2019
  • ISBN: 9781496722096
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $62.99
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Praise for Death Brings a Shadow

Praise for Rosemary Simpson and her Gilded Age Mysteries
"Fans of Anne Perry will find Prudence a worthy American cousin to Charlotte Pitt." -Publishers Weekly on Lies That Comfort and Betray
"Complex characters from all walks of life and backgrounds a well-drawn, and the societal politics of the day are organically incorporated into the story. This is not a story for the faint of heart, but it's an excellent story all the same." -RT Book Reviews on Lies That Comfort and Betray
"Launching an atmospheric new series set in Gilded Age New York, Simpson incorporates historical events and figures to add verisimilitude to this tension-filled story. For mystery readers who appreciate period detail, including fans of Anne Perry's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mysteries."--Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW on What the Dead Leave Behind
"This is a story to savor ...with an admirable teenage heroine who changes from drug-addled to determined and takes charge. Prudence is a stubborn, quick-witted American heroine who will remind readers of Tasha Alexander's Lady Emily Ashton and Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey." - Booklist on What the Dead Leave Behind

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