The Manhattan Confessions
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The streets of New York are brimming with secrets, and discovering the truth means navigating danger, deception, and an unexpected romance.
Ivy Malone, a New-York Historical Society librarian, is dedicated to preserving Manhattan's rich history, but when society grand dame Adeline King anonymously reveals her shocking life story, Ivy finds herself holding a highly coveted secret. Burdened with the responsibility of keeping Adeline's identity hidden, the matter grows increasingly complicated when two men claim ties to the elderly woman--one of them accusing Adeline of involvement in a crime.
Another dilemma brews when Ivy's Italian cousin, Gina, is detained at Ellis Island for lack of proper documentation. Hoping an immigration service can resolve the misunderstanding, Ivy employs their help but is instead thrust into a dangerous world. With time running out, she must unravel the tangle of secrets that bind Adeline's past, Gina's freedom, and her own safety. Who can she trust, and how far is she willing to go to protect those she loves?
This sweeping historical romance set against the backdrop of 1920s Manhattan, New York, and Ellis Island features family secrets, immigration, and a librarian's quest for justice. Fans of Elizabeth Camden and Roseanna M. White will savor this story that's perfect for book club discussions.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Green's immersive latest in the On Central Park series (after The Hudson Collection) centers on a librarian who becomes unwittingly enmeshed in a web of crime. In 1926, the New York Historical Society, where Ivy Malone works as a librarian, publishes an excerpt of her interview with an anonymous former gang member. Unbeknownst to readers, the ex-gangster is Adeline King, an Irish immigrant who clawed her way out of a rough-and-tumble past into New York City's upper crust. Ivy's determined to keep her friend's identity under wraps, but library patrons soon ask to read the full interview, and a man claiming a connection to one of Adeline's former victims seeks retribution. Then Ivy's cousin Gina gets detained on Ellis Island, forcing Ivy to call on Adeline's alluring neighbor, Tom, to prevent her deportation. Things reach a boiling point when an ill-advised deal to rescue Gina lands Ivy in more trouble than she started with, and she must draw on her faith to shield her friend's secret and her cousin's fragile legal status. Green makes up for a meandering middle section with a fast-paced third act and a textured historical backdrop that brings the seedy side of 1920s Manhattan to vivid life. Readers will be swept up.
