Glitter in the Dark

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Pub Date Apr 01 2025 | Archive Date Mar 31 2025
Penzler Publishers | Mysterious Press

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Description

In this debut historical mystery, an intrepid reporter traces a kidnapping victim from Harlem speakeasies to the dazzling world of the theater, all while grappling with a forbidden passion.
Ambitious advice columnist Ginny Dugan knows she’s capable of more than solving other people’s beauty problems, but her boss at Photoplay magazine thinks she's only fit for fluff pieces. When she witnesses the kidnapping of a famous singer at Harlem’s hottest speakeasy, nobody takes her seriously, but Ginny knows what she saw—and what she saw haunts her.

Guilt-ridden over her failure to stop the kidnappers and hard-pressed for cash to finally move out of her uptight showgirl sister’s apartment, Ginny resolves to chase down the truth that will clear her conscience and maybe win her a promotion in the process. She manipulates a brooding detective into a reluctant partnership and together they uncover a sinister plot that pulls them into the dazzling yet dangerous world of the Ziegfeld Follies. Meanwhile, Ginny grapples with a secret of her own—she's fallen for Gloria Gardner, the star of the show. In the Roaring Twenties, their love isn't just scandalous; it’s illegal.

But when a brutal murder strikes someone close to her, Ginny realizes the stakes are higher than she ever imagined. This glamorous world has a deadly edge, and Ginny must shatter her every illusion to catch the shadowy killer before they strike again.
In this debut historical mystery, an intrepid reporter traces a kidnapping victim from Harlem speakeasies to the dazzling world of the theater, all while grappling with a forbidden passion.
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Advance Praise

"Glitter in the Dark is an incredible debut novel. Lyuzna's meticulous affection for the Prohibition is clear in every word. Wrapped beneath the sparkly cover is a compelling mystery with an intriguing cast of characters, and Ginny Dugan is the heart of it. Ginny is a total spitfire: a true, complex lead. Lyuzna will leave you gasping with her twists. Glitter in the Dark is not to be missed." -Nekesa Afia, author of the Harlem Renaissance Mystery series


"Glitter in the Dark is an incredible debut novel. Lyuzna's meticulous affection for the Prohibition is clear in every word. Wrapped beneath the sparkly cover is a compelling mystery with an...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781613165973
PRICE $17.95 (USD)
PAGES 360

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