Near Prospect Park, Lawrence H. Levy
Near Prospect Park, Lawrence H. Levy
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Near Prospect Park
A Mary Handley Mystery

Author: Lawrence H. Levy

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2020


Synopsis

Daring Brooklyn detective Mary Handley teams up with Teddy Roosevelt to solve her husband’s murder, only to run afoul of nineteenth-century New York’s elite when she uncovers a dangerous conspiracy.

It’s December 1896, and after marrying a muckraking reporter, detective Mary Handley turns her focus from pursuing new cases to raising her newborn daughter. But when her husband turns up dead, Mary knows her next case must be solving his death. Harper was working on a big story—did it get him killed? She sets out to solve his murder, soon discovering that the investigation goes all the way to the top of the New York food chain.

Realizing she’s outgunned, Mary turns to the one person who might be able to help: Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt. As the two dig deep into the underbelly of New York’s social scene, they uncover a sinister plot exploiting the city’s most vulnerable citizens.

Don’t miss any of Lawrence H. Levy’s enchanting Mary Handley mysteries:
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Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on January 01, 2020

At 2 weeks prior to publication, I can now post my review. Near Prospect Park by Lawrence H. Levy is the fourth book in the Mary Handley historical mystery series. It worked as a standalone novel with a strong female protagonist and is set in the late 1890’s in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Mary H......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on January 05, 2020

4.5 stars. Rounded up to 5. Near Prospect Park is the 4th in a series about Mary Handley, a late 19th century private detective who rubs elbows with New York City's elite and famous while investigating crimes. It works well as a standalone novel. Mary is hired to recover a stolen play for W.S. Gilbe......more

Goodreads review by Kate on November 05, 2019

Wow! This fourth installment in the Mary Handley mystery series is a gut punch to the faithful series reader. The material, although still sadly poignant to this day, was darker than found in previous books in the series and quite shocking in its telling. It's late 1896 in New York City. The wealthy......more

Goodreads review by A.L. on September 30, 2019

I love this era of storytelling so I was immediately drawn in and having recognizable historic figures like Roosevelt was a huge bonus of fascination. Mary Handley was a strong character although on the outset it was hard for me to believe she had an infant and maintained a career. I love the idea b......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on September 10, 2019

Historical fiction is my preferred way of gaining insight in to places and periods I am not well acquainted with. Levy's mystery takes us to the final years of the 19th Century in Manhattan and a "high-living" crowd of wealthy bachelors who amused themselves by drugging and taking advantage of women......more