SuitabookRebellion and responsibility
Evie is sent to New York as punishment for mischief and is described as rebellious and ambitious before becoming involved in the murder investigation.
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Libba Bray - Author
This offers a supernatural murder mystery rooted in Prohibition-era New York, alongside folklore, occult ideas, jazz-club life and vivid secondary storylines. Its horror is central rather than incidental.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis offers a supernatural murder mystery rooted in Prohibition-era New York, alongside folklore, occult ideas, jazz-club life and vivid secondary storylines. Its horror is central rather than incidental.
Evie is sent to New York as punishment for mischief and is described as rebellious and ambitious before becoming involved in the murder investigation.
The novel uses Prohibition-era New York and discusses racism, anti-immigrant fervour, folklore, witchcraft, voodoo and other dark beliefs.
Characters touched by supernatural gifts try to work together to find an occult serial killer.
Give particular thought to the book’s ritualistic murders, supernatural beliefs, drinking, smoking, occasional strong language, racist historical terms, romantic material and references to same-sex relationships.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.