Goodfellowe House

by Persia Walker

It is Christmas 1923. Esther Todd is a lovely young pianist, a rising star. Her future is bright, her escape from poverty a real possibility. That is until she vanishes one night along the snowy streets of New York City. Days later, thieves hit the home of her society patron, pulling off a million-dollar heist in an inside job. Are the disappearance and the robbery coincidence or conspiracy? Someone knows, but nobody's talking. Three years later, the mystery remains. Reporter Lanie Price covered the initial case. Esther's sister, Ruth, now begs Lanie to dedicate her Christmas column to the case. Maybe someone, somewhere, will remember something. Lanie starts asking questions--the right kind of questions, but of the wrong kind of people.

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 2017

About the author

Readers of Persia's 1920s novels know they're in for a fast-paced trip through one of the most fascinating periods in U.S. history, the Jazz Age. In designing her stories, and developing her characters, Persia draws upon her theatrical training as well as her journalistic experience.

She has worked for The Associated Press and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She has lived in Germany, Brazil and Poland.

Reviews

[Sabena · Rating 5 out of 5]

what a gem of a book!

a tightly written murder-mystery that takes the reader all over Harlem during the 1920s.

binging on this author now...

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story. Needs a good editor to clean up the copy.

[I Lowther · Rating 5 out of 5]

Page turner in an evocative setting. Surprising twists.