i really enjoyed reading this book, the time period was great and the characters felt like they belonged in the story. Overall i really enjoyed reading this book.

While I very much enjoyed The Wicked City, I found this book somewhat lacking. It continued the story as left off in the 1st book but didn't provide enough closure overall. In fact, I felt it left even more loose ends. The characters were entertaining and the path each of them take certainly provided enough fodder for context. I listened to the audiobook version and truly feel that the narration of Ginger was spot on.

1924. Ginger Kelly wakes up in tranquil Cocoa Beach, Florida, having fled south to safety in the company of disgraced Prohibition agent Oliver Anson Marshall and her newly-orphaned young sister, Patsy. But paradise is short-lived. Marshall is reinstated to the agency with suspicious haste and put to work patrolling for rumrunners on the high seas, from which he promptly disappears. Gin hurries north to rescue him, only to be trapped in an agonizing moral quandary by Marshall’s desperate mother.
1998. Ella Dommerich has finally settled into her new life in Greenwich Village, inside the same apartment where a certain redheaded flapper lived long ago...and continues to make her presence known. Having quit her ethically problematic job at an accounting firm, cut ties with her unfaithful ex-husband, and begun an epic love affair with Hector, her musician neighbor, Ella’s eager to piece together the history of the mysterious Gin Kelly, whose only physical trace is a series of rare vintage photograph cards for which she modeled before she disappeared.
Two women, two generations, two urgent quests. But as Ginger and Ella track down their separate quarries with increasing desperation, the mysteries consuming them take on unsettling echoes of each other, and both women will require all their strength and ingenuity to outwit a conspiracy spanning decades.
This was a pretty good book. I liked both intertwining stories as well as both main characters. I really like stories like this. It was well written and kept me entertained. I recommend.
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The good news is I loved this book...the bad news is I haven't read the first book in this trilogy by Beatriz Williams yet! I am finally doing the stay-at-home from work thing because of CoVid-19 and finally have the time to sit and read on my patio until my hearts content. I think I would have definitely enjoyed this book a little more if I had read The Wicked City first. But I loved the narrative by Gin and can't wait to read more about her. I really liked Ella's story as well. Beatriz Williams is always one of my favorites and I will always read her books.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book!

Another terrific read by this author.Told from dual time lines .Intriguing characters and story lines.Really enjoyed this story.#netgalley#harpercollins.

After reading The Wicked City earlier this year, I knew I had to read The Wicked Redhead as soon as possible. The two story lines continue almost right where they left off in in the Wicked City. 

Ginger Kelly is in love and on the run after the showdown with her father. Ella is newly single and trying to figure out what she wants to do next. In The Wicked Redhead, the two women's story's continue to intertwine. 

This book started off strong but unfortunately I really lost interest in Ginger's story about midway. I was more interested in getting to the chapters that featured Ella. I did enjoy when we started to hear about Ella's aunt Julie in both story lines. I was happy with the outcome in the end and thought the stories complimented each other. 

I still really enjoy the richness in William's writing. She has a beautiful way of writing about this time in history.

An incredible duel timeline story of past and present. Cleverly written, fast-paced, and intriguing. I look foward to the next book by author Beatriz Williams.

Beatriz Williams knows how to weave an amazing tale and her historical fiction is something everyone should pick up. My one warning about the novel is you need to read The Wicked City first. That's one problem I have with some books on here. The descriptions are amazing and the book sounds so good but you realize after the fact that it's part of a series and you don't realize it when you request it. But you really should pick up The Wicked City and The Wicked Redhead and give them both a read. the 1920s are a great decade and I love reading stories about them.

Ginger Kelly is in Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1924. She is in the company of her disgraced Prohibition agent boyfriend, Oliver Anson Marshall and her younger sister. Ella Dommerich is in Greenwich Village in 1998, and possesses a few vintage pictures of Gin Kelly. Between these two women, and over the years, their story intertwines and combines, albeit a bit weakly. As the second book in a trilogy, I thought this was a bit of a confused middle sister. The dual story lines detracted from each other rather than enhanced each other. I found myself rushing through to get to Ginger's story. Hopefully, the final book of the series will wrap up with a strong finish.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The storyline and viewpoints went between Ella in 1998 and Ginger in 1924 or so. I liked both women.

Ella had just left her husband, after she caught him screwing around. She'd moved into an apartment building in Greenwich and connected with the tenant on the 5th floor. After moving in, she finds a postcard with a picture called 'Redhead Beside Herself.' A nude woman is posing in the picture, alongside a painting of the same woman in the same pose. Ella feels compelled to find out more about the redhead in the picture.

Ginger seems to be starting a new life in Florida, after fleeing tragedy and loss in New York. But then the man she loves goes back to New York, and his mother insists she return as well. Ginger seems to have a much more interesting history and future, but we don't learn about very much of that. Since this is the second book in The Wicked City series, maybe the first book could answer some of my questions? But the description of the first book now sounds kind of boring, since I know how it ends based on how the second book starts.

Overall, the book and stories were very engaging, but seemed sort of pointless by the end. I didn't like the loose ends, but maybe another book is following this one too? For someone interested especially in Prohibition and the 1920s, this would be a fun read. I'd give it 3 out of 5 stars.

I'm almost 2 months behind on reviews again, which means I am probably not going to do a very good job. This book was fine, and I liked it better than The Wicked City, but overall this series has probably been my least favorite of all Williams' mostly magnificent books. The drama and adventure were all well and good, but the most affecting piece of this novel in both 1924 and 1998 were the women's maternal instincts, particularly Ginger's for her younger sister. Williams also continues to capture the feel of a time and place incredibly. While the characters and setting were strong, I just felt largely indifferent about the plot. But then that could have just been me at the time I was reading it. Anyway, even though it didn't blow me away, I still enjoyed it. I've read every book Williams has ever written as they have been published thanks to my fortunate discovery of Overseas, and I don't ever plan to stop. She is one of my all-time favorites.

The second book in Beatriz Williams Wicked City series but be sure to read the first book. Two women, two generations, two urgent quests. Another enjoyable story.

A beautiful story told in two timelines which picked up from the first book, The Wicked City. I feel that reading the first book first would thoroughly give the reader a better understanding of the amazing characters that Beatriz Williams have created.
Though I did not read the first book, I still thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful story told from 1924 during the Jazz Age and Prohibition Era, and how it connects to 1998 with Ella Dommerich in Greenwhich Village.
Ginger Kelly is an awesome character you will fall in love with for her strength, will and wit. The connection of these two characters I found amazing to read. I am a huge fan of Historical Fiction and witty characters and I certainly enjoyed this amazing book!
I highly enjoyed this entertaining read and look forward to the third book in this series.

The Wicked Redhead is a absolute must buy and read. This is a fantastic historical fiction novel that pulls you into the book. Characters you will never forget.

DNF The Wicked Redhead 30%. I was struggling to feel connected to any of the characters and having any attachment to to storyline.

This is the second book I have read by Beatriz Williams and I have to say that she writes historical fiction so well! This book takes place after the events of Wicked City, Where Oliver and Ginger are in Cocoa Beach. Then during the story Oliver goes off to take care of some business basically telling Ginger to stay put in Cocoa Beach. She doesn't do well with people telling her what to do, so she goes off on her own and ends up back in New York. I will say that reading this I ran into problems. I really don't like the main character. There is something about Ginger that rubs me the wrong way. I just haven't been able to put my finger on it. over all the story itself was pretty good the author writes stories that are so engaging. and I wanted to keep reading to know what was going on and what would happen. Add to it the secondary story line and it was just a fun read. Plus the link between Ella and Ginger that becomes apparent as the story unfolds. If you like adventure and a little bit of mystery then this would be a good series for you.

The Wicked Redhead is Williams’ follow up to The Wicked City and it picks up right where City left off. I can say this with assurance because I literally read City right before Redhead. As a huge Beatriz Williams fan for years now, and though I owned the book, City had somehow slipped through unread. So I power read them back to back and what an adventure it was!

I loved the back and forth between the 90s and the roaring twenties. The age of Prohibition was such a fascinating time of both over controlling laws and lawlessly, wild behavior. The clothes were amazing, the music even better, and the speakeasies…to be a fly on the wall, am I right?

Well Beatriz takes us there with Gin. Gin, full of gumption, with a heart of gold, but takes shit from no one. Hell of a shot, too. Ella is finally parting ways with her philandering husband, but nothing is ever that easy. On top of that, she is drawn to Gin and her story. What’s the connection? And why does her gran, a Schyler no less, have a scandalous photo of her? How will their stories collide?

I really enjoyed reading these two back to back and would recommend it if you get the chance. The Wicked Redhead could be a standalone, but I feel you’ll get more depth and understanding if you read City first. Plus, Beatriz just rocks. Read all the books. You’ll find easter eggs in every one.

I received an advanced copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

The Redhead from The Wicked City (#1 Wicked Series), Geneva ‘Ginger’ Kelly, better know as ‘Gin” to her closer friends, returns to the pages of “The Wicked Redhead” in book two of Beatriz Williams’ Wicked City series. Let me be the first to tell ya, these pages are smokin’.

We first encounter Ginger escaping from her stepfather Duke Kelly, back in River Junction, Maryland; who it seems she and the Marshall boys, Billy and Anson (lots more about them later), had just killed and put a large dent in his illegal whiskey making business. Since it was 1924 and Prohibition ruled, any liquor making, drinking or transporting was all illegal. Now of course, that didn’t stop any of this from occurring, no it just encouraged the entrepreneurial types to start their own businesses. The economy of this illegal trade made many people very rich but never helped to prohibit the drinking of alcohol. That’s another story well documented in many books.

Meanwhile, back in New York city in 1998, our other character, Ella Gilbert is having a hell of a week. Readers might remember Ella married the supreme bastard of men, Patrick, who cheated on Ella from day one of their marriage and possibly everyday after. Fortunately for Ella, she finally caught him in the act with a prostitute in the lobby of their apartment building. Divorce proceedings began the next day, or thereabouts. Yay for Ella.
She then moved to a new and smaller apartment where handsome musician, Hector, also serves as the superintendent, and owner. Water damage in Ella’s apartment forces her to bunk in Hector’s apartment while he works on her apartment. Yep, you guessed it; try as they might to keep their hands off each other they just can’t; but they fall in love too.

So, on we go alternating chapters and decades between 1924 and 1998. Ginger Kelly is just trying to live her life while avoiding gangsters who worked for Duke. She’s also trying to avoid being talked into marrying Billy Marshall out of pity, and is trying to marry Anson Marshall, his brother who she loves.

Ella is trying to avoid her ex-husband who she hates; and stay with Hector, who she loves. At the same time, she’s trying to discover more about the redhead in the picture she has of Ginger Kelly; and the connection she had with building Hector now owns.

The mysteries and love stories in this book will keep you turning pages nonstop; including some sensual lovemaking scenes that might make your blood pressure rise. Thank you, Beatriz. I highly recommend this book but suggest you read the first in the series before you do.


Thank you Netgalley, William Morrow and Harper Collins Publishers, and Beatriz Williams

The Wicked Redhead picks up right where The Wicked City left off. I believe you could read The Wicked Redhead without reading The Wicked City but I can see how the book would be more enjoyable if you knew the history of the characters and the reasons on why they were doing what they were. Although, Beatriz Williams does do a good job of filling in the holes as she tells the story.

I enjoyed catching up with characters that I already was familiar with. I got caught up quickly on what had happened in their lives and was excited to see where they were heading. I LOVE Ginger. She has a quick wit and a strong will that women of 1924 were not always able to let out. She stood her ground, thought through most of her decisions, and helped Oliver when it was needed. Ella was also a great example of a strong and willful woman. She didn’t let her cheating husband walk all over her, she made decisions for the good of her, and let her heart open for a healthier relationship.

Beatriz Williams is very talented in her writing. She takes two eras, has two stories, and then ties them together perfectly. The characters are enchanting and realistic, the settings are true to the time and marvelous, and the stories are so captivating that the reader can’t help but be pulled right in. She is a must-read author for anyone who loves historical fiction.

Although I haven’t read the first book, I highly enjoyed this second novel in the ‘Wicked City’ series. The Wicked Redhead has dual timelines set in 1998, and the latter going back to 1924 during the jazz and prohibition era with characters Ginger (Gin) Kelly.. she’s a smart, saucy redhead that’s quite scandalous in her day, and girl-next-door Ella that finds a vintage (nude) photograph of a beautiful mysterious redhead.
Entertaining, intriguing and overflowing with mystery, danger and fiery hot romance, I couldn’t put it down.
Thanks so much to NetGalley, William Morrow and Mrs. Williams for the preview copy!