Author Stefanie Pintoff

		NEW! IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM WINS an Edgar® award for Best First Novel (given by the Mystery Writers of America)! It is also nominated for Agatha and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel, and the Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel! New book coming from award-winning author Stefanie Pintoff... A CURTAIN FALLS Now available! *A Curtain Falls* is the second book featuring Detective Simon Ziele and criminologist Alistair Sinclair, a mystery series where early criminal science meets the dark side of old New York.... It is March of 1906 and a killer lurks among the back alleys of Times Square, targeting the actresses of the Great White Way... "This worthy sequel to Pintoff's acclaimed Edgar Award-[winning] debut, In the Shadow of Gotham, brings to life New York's theater world at the turn of the 20th century and the fledgling science of criminology. Fans of Caleb Carr will like this one." —Library Journal (starred review) Read more about the book IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM Now in paperback! Winner of the 2008 St. Martin's Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America Best First Crime Novel Award... Read about the book Read an excerpt Read a Q & A " ...a vividly depicted turn-of-the-century Gotham." —Library Journal (starred review) "Pintoff's debut, winner of the first Minotaur Books/MWA Best First Crime Novel award, will remind many of Caleb Carr at his best... The period detail, characterizations and plotting are all top-notch, and Ziele has enough depth to carry a series." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)