Book Info:
A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams
Genre: Adult Historical Fiction/Mystery
Publishing Date: March 5, 2024
Synopsis:
Philadelphia, 1921. When Edie Shippen returns home after spending years in California recovering from Influenza, she’s shocked to discover her childhood sweetheart is engaged to her twin sister. Heartbroken and adrift, Edie vows to begin living her life as a modern woman—and to hell with anyone who gets in her way. But as young women start to disappear from the city, her newfound independence begins to feel dangerous.
Gilbert Lawless returned home from the Great War a shell of his former self. He hides away in the office of Philadelphia’s Coroner, content to keep to himself until a gruesome series of corpses come into the morgue. And when his sister, Lizzie, goes missing, he risks his career to beg help from the one person Lizzie seemed to her employer, Edie Shippen.
Fearing the worst, Edie and Gilbert desperately search for clues. It soon becomes clear that Lizzie’s disappearance is connected to the deaths rocking the City of Brotherly Love… and it’s only a matter of time until the killer strikes again.
Book Links:
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173476149
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Endeavor-Novel-Jenny-Adams/dp/1639106952/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-deadly-endeavor-jenny-adams/1143829707
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-modern-girl-s-guide-to-murder-jenny-adams/20150001
About the Author:
Jenny Adams has always had an overactive imagination. She turned her love of books and stories into a career as a librarian and author. She holds degrees in Medieval Studies and Library Science from The Ohio State University and Drexel University, and currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her family.
Author Links:
Website: https://jenny-adams.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jadamswrites
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadamswrites
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