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The author talks about her new novel, "The Girl in the Green Dress," a historical mystery based on the real story of the unsolved deaths of Joseph Elwell and New Yorker writer Morris Markey,
Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. for coffee and pastries. The talk will begin at 11 a.m.
Registration requested to help plan for brunch, but it is not required in order to attend.
About the book (from the publisher):
It is 1920 in New York and Zelda Fitzgerald is bored, bored, bored. Although she’s newly married to the hottest writer in America, and one half of the literary scene’s "it" couple, Zelda is at loose ends while Scott works on his next novel, "The Beautiful and the Damned."
Meanwhile, Atlanta journalist Morris Markey has arrived in New York and is lost in every way possible. Recently returned from the war and without connections, he hovers at the edge of the city’s revels, unable to hear the secrets that might give him his first big story.
When notorious man-about-town Joseph Elwell is found shot through the head in his swanky townhouse, the fortunes of the two southerners collide when they realize they were both among the last to see him alive.
As they investigate which of Elwell’s many lovers―or possibly an enraged husband―would have wanted the dapper society man dead, Zelda sweeps Markey into her New York, the heady, gaudy Jazz Age of excess and abandon, as the lost generation takes its first giddy steps into a decade-long spree. As they each follow these ultimately dangerous desires, the pair close in on what really happened that night―and hunt for the elusive girl in the green dress who may hold the truth.
About the Author:
Mariah Fredericks was born, raised, and still lives in New York City. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history. She is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, which has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. "The Lindbergh Nanny," her first standalone novel, was nominated for the Agatha and Anthony Awards.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Talks | *Registration Requested |
TAGS: | Fall25Authors |
