Overview
New York City, 1907. Dr. Genevieve Summerford is cheering on her Tammany sweetheart at a rowing race on the East River when the body of a young Italian woman is found in the water, bringing the Independence Day festivities to a halt. Police chalk the death up to random violence, but when Genevieve is asked to help find Teresa Casoria, another Italian woman who's gone missing, she suspects something more sinister may be afoot. As she searches for clues to Teresa's whereabouts, Genevieve is shocked to learn of the traps that lie in wait for unsuspecting immigrants at the city's ports and terminals - traps designed to lure them into lives of terrible degradation, from which there is little hope of escape. Haunted by the stories of previous victims, she must draw on all of her skills as a psychiatrist to try to fathom the mind of a cunning predator and save Teresa from a similar fate. To find the young woman in time, however, her training won't be enough; she'll have to become far more intimately acquainted with a heinous industry than she bargained for.
Full Product Details
Author: Cuyler Overholt
Publisher: Copper Bottom Press
Imprint: Copper Bottom Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.435kg
ISBN: 9780984841349
ISBN 10: 0984841342
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 13 March 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""A tantalizing dish of murder, mystery, romance and humor."" V.S. Alexander, author of The Magdalen Girls ""Ah, the delight of discovering in the first chapter that a book's been written by a gifted storyteller! ... Overholt introduces early 20th century life skillfully and with flair ... [A] neatly turned plot with clever twists and heart-warming interactions."" Kingdom Books Mystery Reviews ""Overholt's second...is an impressive, wonderful read and a great continuation for the first book...powerful writing is combined with hardcore emotion and a serious mystery, creating a book that is very hard to put down."" RT Book Reviews ""Peopled with characters that have depth, humor and essential believability... A keeper."" Historical Novels Review ""Overholt's engrossing sequel ... delivers satisfying plot twists, and her themes of immigration-fueled tensions and crimes against women are well researched and timely."" Publishers Weekly ""The second installment in the Dr. Genevieve Mystery series is just as delightful as the first. Overholt continues to write historical mysteries that resonate into the 21st century."" Cedar Rapids Gazette
