It''s 1920s New York City. It''s flappers and Follies, jazz and
gin. It''s after the war but before the depression. And for certain
group of bright young things it''s the opportunity to party like
never before. For Evie O''Neill, it''s escape. She''s never fit in in
small town Ohio and when she causes yet another scandal, she''s
shipped off to stay with an uncle in the big city. But far from
being exile, this is exactly what she''s always wanted: the chance
to show how thoroughly modern and incredibly daring she can be. But
New York City isn''t about just jazz babies and follies girls. It
has a darker side. Young women are being murdered across the city.
And these aren''t crimes of passion. They''re gruesome. They''re
planned. They bear a strange resemblance to an obscure group of
tarot cards. And the New York City police can''t solve them alone.
Evie wasn''t just escaping the stifling life of Ohio, she was
running from the knowledge of what she could do. She has a secret.
A mysterious power that could help catch the killer - if he doesn''t
catch her first.
關於作者:
Libba Bray is the acclaimed author of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy
and is the 2010 Printz Award winner for her stand-alone novel Going
Bovine. She lives in New York City.