Author Description

About the Author Triss Stein is a small-town girl who has spent most of her adult life living and working in New York City. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, she is the author of three mystery novels. She lives in Brooklyn. Product Description Erica Donato-- Brooklyn girl, urban history grad student, and single mom-- is researching the 1930s when Brownsville was the home of the notorious organized criminals the newspapers called Murder, Inc. She quickly learns that Brownsville remains much as it was-- poor, tough, and filled with gangs. Doing field research, Erica stops in at the landmark local Library-and meets Savanna, a young woman headed for an elite college and a future. A few days later, Savanna is found beaten and left for dead. Then a young girlfriend of Savanna's is found dead, too. Is there a connection? But Erica's found a few women who are happy to share memories. Two are childhood friends who disagree on much-- but guard secrets, too.