When her best friend vanishes without so much as a good-bye, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail takes on the role of amateur sleuth in an attempt to solve the mystery of Lydia’s disappearance. Given that Piper’s tendency has always been to butt heads with high-society’s expectations of her, it’s no surprise that she doesn’t give a second thought to searching for answers to Lydia’s abduction from their privileged neighborhood.
As Piper discovers that those answers might stem from the corruption strangling 1924 Chicago—and quite possibly lead back to the doors of her affluent neighborhood—she must decide how deep she’s willing to dig, how much she should reveal, and if she’s willing to risk her life of privilege for the sake of the truth.
Perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Anna Godbersen, Stephanie Morrill’s atmospheric jazz-age mystery will take readers from the glitzy homes of the elite to the dark underbelly of 1920s Chicago.
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Summary
Book Title: The Lost Girl of Astor Street Book Author: Stephanie Morrill What do you like about this book:
"Maybe wearing it will make me brave like you. . . . . " "Farewell, my friend."
If she had only known. After Piper Sail's best friend borrows her coat, courageously vowing to declare her amorous feelings towards a young man in her family's employ, Lydia LeVine strolls down Astor Street towards her upscale Chicago home and disappears without a trace. Frantic to help the police discover Lydia's whereabouts, Piper replays every recent conversation that she and Lydia shared, making copious notes for law enforcement and personally following every lead.
When it becomes obvious that Piper has stumbled into an underworld that is bigger than one teen's disappearance, yet intricately connected, she strengthens her ties to Mariano Cassano, the handsome young detective who appears to take her instinctive sleuthing skills seriously enough to accompany her on several homemade reconnaissance missions. There's barely time for attraction to ignite, and how dare she allow it to happen when her beloved Lydia is alone out there without her?
Who doesn't love a good suspense, and for fans of Nancy Drew, "The Lost Girl on Astor Street" has it all; mystery, mobsters, and a multitude of clues to follow from one end of Chicago to the other, hanging precariously along a plot line that is a virtual roller coaster of ups and downs, twists and turns; both exhilarating and excruciating in intensity, for this is a really, really, really good book.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. The opinions stated are entirely my own.
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