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  • Published: 15 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9780451498441
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $37.99

Last Stop in Brooklyn

A Mary Handley Mystery



Mary Handley, beloved and daring detective from 19th-century Brooklyn, returns to solve another dangerous set of cases, this time in Coney Island.

The third book in the Mary Handley Mystery series features Mary's most dangerous and personal case yet. 

It's the summer of 1894, and an infidelity case has brought PI Mary Handley to a far corner of Brooklyn: Coney Island. In the midst of her investigation, Mary is contacted by a convicted man's brother to reopen a murder case. A prostitute was killed by a Jack the Ripper copycat years ago in her New York hotel room, but her true killer was never found. Once again it's up to Mary to make right the city's wrongs.

New York City's untouchable head of detectives, Thomas Byrnes, swears he put the right man behond bars, but as Mary digs deeper, she finds corruption at the heart of New York's justice system, involving not only the police, but the most powerful of stock titans. Disturbing evidence of other murders begins to surface, each one mimicking Jack the Ripper's style, each one covered up by Thomas Byrnes.

As Mary pieces together the extent of the damage, she crosses paths with Harper Lloyd, an investigative reporter. Their relationship grows into a partnership, and perhaps more, and together they must catch a killer who's still out there, and reverse the ruthless workings of New York's elite. It's Mary's most dangerous, most personal case yet.

Don’t miss any of Lawrence H. Levy’s enchanting Mary Handley mysteries:
SECOND STREET STATION • BROOKLYN ON FIRE • LAST STOP IN BROOKLYN • NEAR PROSPECT PARK (Coming Soon!)

  • Published: 15 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9780451498441
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $37.99

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Praise for Last Stop in Brooklyn

Praise for the Mary Handley Mystery series:

  • "Book clubs rejoice! A new mystery series has arrived on bookshelves and it's spectacular. Lovers of historical fiction and mystery, humor, and social mores will love [it]. Detective Mary Handley is a total original." --Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife
  • "A delightful heroine, whip-smart and believable, makes this a strong addition to what I hope will be a long-running series for Lawrence H. Levy." --G. M. Malliet, Agatha Award-winning author of the Max Tudor crime novels
  • "This series is a keeper." --Fredericksburg's Free Lance-Star
  • "[A] gem...You will keep these pages turning until the very end, because the way Levy writes is among the truly 'high class.'" --Suspense
  • "A great read. Following Mary Handley through this Victorian adventure makes you feel like you've found some lost Sherlock Holmes story." --Matthew Weiner, creator of Mad Men