The Last Note of Warning

Nightingale Mystery, Book 3

De: Katharine Schellman

Narrado por: Sara Young

Prohibition is a dangerous time to be a working-class woman in New York City, but Vivian Kelly has finally found some measure of stability and freedom. By day, she’s a respectable shop assistant, delivering luxurious dresses to the city’s wealthy and elite. At night, she joins the madcap revelry of New York’s underworld, serving illegal drinks and dancing into the morning at a secretive, back-alley speakeasy known as the Nightingale. She's found, if not love, then something like it with her bootlegger sweetheart, Leo, even if she can't quite forget the allure of the Nightingale's sultry owner, Honor Huxley.

Then the husband of a wealthy client is discovered dead in his study, and Vivian was the last known person to see him alive. With the police and the press both eager to name a culprit, she finds herself the primary suspect.

She can’t flee town without endangering the people she loves, but Vivian isn’t the sort of girl to go down without a fight. She'll cash in every favor she has from the criminals she calls friends to prove she had no connection to the dead man.

But the more Vivian digs into the man’s life, and as the police close in on her, the harder it is to avoid the truth: someone she knows wanted him dead. And the best way to get away with murder is to set up a girl like Vivian to take the fall.

©2024 Katharine Schellman (P)2024 Dreamscape Media

Interesting Characters and Settings

Prohibition New York, class struggles and a few nights of dancing and a mystery to solve. This does not even sum up the book. Vivian is a bright young woman in danger of being charged with a crime and a political/law enforcement system that does not care if the suspect is the right person. The performance of this book is great and the story very engaging.

Terrific follow-up

The continuation of this compelling story allows the listener to get lost in the exciting time of prohibition. The characters are developed in a way that draws you into their lives and makes you truly invested in them. The narrator brings life to the story and characters through the use of multiple voices and her talents in voice acting. I'd highly recommend this series.