Harlem After Midnight

‘A sultry, immersive exploration of 30s New York with a taut plot and a vivid soundtrack. The perfect escape – evocative, smooth prose’ Harriet Tyce, Sunday Times bestselling author

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1936, September 17th, 1am…

In the middle of Harlem, in the dead of night, a woman falls from a second storey window. In her hand, she holds a passport and the name written on it is Lena Aldridge…

Nine days earlier…

Lena arrived in Harlem less than two weeks ago, full of hope for her burgeoning romance with Will Goodman, the handsome musician she met on board the Queen Mary. Will has arranged for Lena to stay with friends of his, and this will give her the chance to find out if their relationship is going anywhere. But there is another reason she's in Harlem – to find out what happened in 1908 to make her father flee to London.

As Lena's investigations progress, not only does she realise her father lied to her, but the man she’s falling too fast and too hard for has secrets of his own. And those secrets have put Lena in terrible danger…

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‘Mystery, drama, murder, all wrapped up in a story sublimely told’ Louise Fein, author of People Like Us

‘This is evocative historical crime fiction at its best’ Victoria Dowd, author of A Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder

‘A wonderful mystery packed with secrets and surprises. An absolute page turner, it’s hugely entertaining.’ Eleni Kyriacou, author of She Came To Stay