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Secret of the White Rose

SECRET OF THE WHITE ROSE

Now available in paperback!

Secret of the White Rose is the third book featuring Detective Simon Ziele and criminologist Alistair Sinclair, a mystery series where early criminal science meets the dark side of old New York....

"Edgar®-winner Pintoff proves with her third historical that she's the equal of Caleb Carr... The author couples spot-on period details with her most sophisticated plot yet."
   —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

New York City has been unnerved by a series of anarchist bombings. When the judge presiding over a high-profile anarchist's trial is brutally murdered on the eve of jury deliberations, Detective Simon Ziele enters the world of New York's legal elite...

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A Curtain Falls

A CURTAIN FALLS

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)

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In the Shadow Of Gotham

IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM

Winner of an EDGAR® AWARD for Best First Novel!

It is November of 1905 when Detective Simon Ziele catches the worst homicide of his career: a young woman is brutally murdered in her own bedroom in the middle of a winter afternoon...

" ...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)

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