Reading like a 1930's mystery radio show, this book sucks you into the time period, making you feel like you're ride beside the protagonist. There are twists you'll never see coming (like the one with Daley...didn't see that coming), and a few that you will. I'm not sure how historically accurate it is, but I felt like I learned a lot about LaGuardia and NYC during this age -- so here's hoping it's somewhat accurate!

This book is based on 1936 NYC historical facts mixed with fiction. I found it an excellent murder mystery with a very interesting lead character, Lane Sanders.

As aid to the newly elected mayor, Fiorello La Guardia, 23 yr old Lane finds herself being used by gangsters and teamsters as a route to get the mayor's attention. Family history, that Lane didn't know about, needs to be investigated when she faces danger from a new mobster she is unaware of.

Steady plot, heightened tension created from the era without modern technology to call for help, kept me turning the pages. Epilogue gives clues for book 2 and I can hardly wait to read that one!

This book has a reading group guide, and a selected bibliography section.

I volunteered to read an ARC from Kensington Press through Net Galley.

I was delighted with this mystery which took me back in time and made characters from the history of New York (where I live) into real people. From now on, whenever I go to LaGuardia Airport I will be reminded of this book and its characters.