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- Brooklyn Secrets : an Erica Donato Mystery
- Publication Name
- Brooklyn Secrets
- Title
- Brooklyn Secrets
- Subtitle
- An Erica Donato Mystery
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1464204101
- EAN
- 9781464204104
- ISBN
- 9781464204104
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Incorporated
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Mystery & Detective / Historical, Contemporary Women, Crime, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
- Release Year
- 2015
- Release Date
- 01/12/2015
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 8.7in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Series
- Erica Donato Mysteries
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Item Weight
- 13.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 242 Pages
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Brooklyn's rich history comes to life in Stein's wonderful descriptions, and Erica is an engaging tour guide.-- Booklist Erica Donato, Brooklyn girl, urban history grad student and single mom, is researching the 1930s when Brownsville was the home of the notorious organized criminals the newspapers called Murder Inc. She quickly learns that even in rapidly changing Brooklyn, Brownsville remains much as it was. It is still poor, it is still tough, and it still breeds fighters and gangs. Doing field research, Erica stops in at the landmark local library and meets Savanna, a young woman who is the pride of her mother and her bosses, and headed for an elite college and a future. A few days later, Savanna is found beaten and left for dead. Her anguished mother is everywhere, insisting someone knows something. After a massive, angry demonstration, a young girlfriend of Savanna's is found dead, too. Is there a connection? Did perfect Savanna have a few secrets? Erica's curious. But she's focused on the 1930s and has located a few women who are happy to share memories. Two are childhood friends who disagree on much but guard secrets, too--ones kept for a lifetime. Never one to resist looking deeper than her research requires, Erica keeps encountering an apparent derelict white man, a vengeful rejected girlfriend, the role of boxing as a way out of poverty, and fading evidence of long-ago crimes.
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Sourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1464204101
ISBN-13
9781464204104
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Book Title
Brooklyn Secrets : an Erica Donato Mystery
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Contemporary Women, Crime, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
242 Pages
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Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
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Series Volume Number
3
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Ps3569.T37543b766
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This is the first Erica Donato mystery I've read (I discovered this is number three) but it won't be the last. Erica is a feisty, interesting character. She's much braver than I would be, going into sketchy neighborhoods to do research for her dissertation and stumbling into some pretty scary situations.~~~There are several mysteries to be discovered in the book and I enjoyed trying to guess the outcomes before they were revealed. The book is well-written with great descriptions and memorable characters. I especially enjoyed Ruby and Lillian and could practically see and hear them whenever they appeared in the book.~~~This book was a delightful blend of history and mystery. I enjoyed it!, Apparently this was the third in a series, but I couldn't tell it. I didn't even know it until I went to write this review. So, if you haven't read Triss Stein before, like me, this book should be no problem.~~~Erica Donato is writing her dissertation on the 1930's in Brooklyn when Murder's, Inc. ran the show. While researching, she becomes friends with a lovely teenage named Savanna who works at the library in Brooklyn who reminds her of her own. Several days later, Savanna is severely beaten and hanging on to her life. Erica's own research puts her somewhat in the middle of the people who hurt Savanna and she is determined to help Savanna's mother find out who did this to her daughter.~~~This was one that I could not put down. Just about every time Erica went researching into Brooklyn something would happen. I mean she was the only white person within miles. That is what made it suspenseful. It seemed that there were always gangs or someone messing with her every time. Then when news got out about her messing around into their business, they were threatening her.~~~Then it seemed like several people who actually did come out and talk to Erica would end up dead or in trouble.~~~There was a lot of history with the mob in this part of the city and one could not be sure that it still wasn't going on.~~~Even the historical parts of the city that had once been were interesting, because that happens with every city. The old soda stand is now a 7/11, etc.~~~I most assuredly enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it. Violence is only mentioned. I know that I am going to be looking for Triss' other books and catch up on what I missed., I enjoyed the first two of the Erica Donato Mysteries by Triss Stein. I think of it as the Brooklyn mystery series. When I saw on NetGalley that a third in this series was available for review, I immediately put in my request. Fortunately, the request was approved quickly. So thank you to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press.~~~For those not familiar with the series, Erica is a Brooklyn girl. She was widowed young with a child to raise, went back to school, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in urban history. She lives a rather hectic life balancing the demands of graduate school and single motherhood. This is further complicated by her involvement in a mystery from time to time.~~~My reviews of the first two books are here ( Brooklyn Bones and Brooklyn Graves).~~~If the series interests you but you have not read any books I would suggest reading them in order. In chronological order the books are "Brooklyn Bones", "Brooklyn Graves", and "Brooklyn Secrets"~~~Erica begins looking into changes in Brownsville over time as part of her Ph.D. research. Although she goes into Brownsville looking into change over time, she quickly becomes involved in a a crime in the present. She is also trying to find out how and why someone disappeared in 1930's Brownsville and whether this has anything to do with a Brownsville gang of criminals called Murder Inc. The story moves between past and present as Erica tries to understand parts of each.~~~I enjoyed this book but I enjoyed the first two more. This book will not be released until December. So if you think you might like this Brooklyn mystery series, feel free to start at the beginning., Erica Donato is a single mom living in Brooklyn, New York. She is currently researching 1930's Brownville for her dissertation, surprised that not much has changed over the years. The area is notorious for the home of an organized crime gang known as Murder Inc. The area is poor, rough, and dangerous, all the while producing numerous gangs and up and coming fighters.~~~Erica met Savanna who was working at a library on the bad side of town, and who was planning on going to Wellesley College in the fall. Unfortunately she was beaten and eventually died. Shortly after, a friend of Savanna's was also killed by gang members. But before she died, Savanna told her friend that she had a boyfriend.~~~As she was trying to continue her research as well as look into the deaths of the teens, Erica realized she knew Savannah's mom years ago. Erica contacted her and they renewed their friendship over the loss of Zora's daughter, while Erica continued to search for the killer(s).~~~Brooklyn Secrets by Triss Stein is the third in her powerful series based in Brooklyn, New York.~~~The story of two people from different sides of the street, aka West Side Story, is heartbreaking. Savannah had a promising future and her boyfriend wanted out of the gang life so prevalent in that area.~~~The gritty story of greed, betrayal, is not a fast-paced read. It is a steady even-paced look at the challenges young people had as they strived to survive on the wrong side of the street. The pace picks up as tension increases heading towards the end of the novel and the author graces readers with an unexpected, but satisfying, ending.~~~Strong, well-developed characters and in-depth descriptions of Brooklyn are part of the scenery and make the story come to life., This is the first Tess Stein mystery I've read and it won't be the last. I wasn't aware that this was the third book in the series until after I finished this one. I purchased the first book of this series last night.~~~While Erica Donato is doing research on her dissertation for her Urban History Ph.D., she finds herself getting more than she bargains for. She's researching crime back in the 1930's in the town of Brownsville which was the home of the infamous Murder, Inc. Mobsters. She finds not much has really changed, the town is still a dangerous place to be. While doing her research, she stumbles on a beautiful library that stands out in this dismal town. She goes in to look around and they offer her a tour, she meets wonderful young girl, Savanna who takes her on the tour and gives her the history of the library. She's quite taken with this young woman, who lets it slip out that she has just been awarded a scholarship to an Ivy league university.~~~Later she hears that Savanna is brutally beaten and sees her mother making a plea on the news for help in solving this awful crime. Erica is sure she's met this woman before. She finally remembers that she had taken a class with her a long time ago at a local university. She decides to reach out to Savanna's mother and they forge an unlikely friendship with a common interest, who hurt Savanna.~~~There was never a dull moment in this book. Poor Erica found herself back in Brownsville, the last place she wanted to be and each time it got more dangerous for her. There were a couple of sub-plots that both tied into that same era in Brownsville. There is a lot of suspense and I found all the characters to be quite likeable. I'm looking forward to reading the first two books in this series and I hope there will be a fourth one., In the third Erica Donato mystery, the PhD candidate once again stumbles into trouble in the pursuit of her historical subjects. Visiting the Stone Avenue Library for her research on changes in immigration and crime rates in Brooklyn neighborhoods, Erica meets college-bound Savanna. That night, Savanna is savagely attacked. Watching a press conference about the attack, Erica recognizes the girl's mother from a college class and e-mails her an offer of help. Meanwhile, Erica's own teenage daughter uses the vast reach of social media to find out more about Savanna and the young men Erica believes were bothering her. Erica takes on yet another amateur investigation when one of the 90-year-old women she's interviewing for her dissertation asks her to dig into the disappearance of her union-worker older brother in 1936. Erica has a welcome distraction in her old friend Joe. Although it's clear that these two should move their decades-long friendship to the next level, widowed Erica is reluctant to take the plunge. Brooklyn's rich history comes to life in Stein's wonderful descriptions, and Erica is an engaging tour guide., Well done mystery which explores problems in both old and new Brownsville. You'll get a dose of New York history with this novel, which altjhough it is the third in a series, can easily be read as a standalone. I liked the characters, especially Lil, although a few of them (Zora and Savanna unfortunately) were not that original and thus the plot not that surprising. All of that said, however, I did enjoy this book and recommend it., The resolution is perhaps a little murkier than one would like, but the book as a whole is a terrific read, mixing an independent modern woman who has a knack for asking questions with a solid historical background., "...A Gripping Page-Turner...Suspenseful and Engaging. "-Annamaria Alfieri, Author of Strange Gods, She's doing a thesis on Brooklyn in the past. That involves looking into the people who were around then and their activities. When she finds an old file with photographs that depict life at that time, she starts trying to identify them.~~~The author has a good knowledge of Brooklyn. She talks about the past and the buildings that are gone as well as about the ones that still stand. She adds in the criminal element that is still present today. When she adds in a murder, too, it starts to get even more interesting.~~~Inner city gangs are still around. In earlier days they were different nationalities but the crime and fear squads have always been there. When Erica goes to the local library to do research, four black boys harass her. Luckily, the museum guard comes to her rescue.~~~Even when they know who attacked a young black girl, nothing can be done. They have solid alibis even if they are lies. Life starts to get dangerous in the 'hood. When the next girl shows up dead, the case ramps up. While Erica is concerned about the girls, she also dealing with two oldsters who lived in the neighborhood in the time period she's researching. One of them asks her to find out what happened to her brother. The two ladies are good friends but they fight as much as they get along.~~~This is a good look at what things are like in the poorer sections of town. Nowadays it happens in the heart of the city as well. Everyone is searching for power, money, and more. The story is good, the motives are mixed and the killer was a surprise. This isn't any happily ever after but it is life. I'd read another in this series., This is the third book in the series, and each one gives an insightful look at the borough where I grew up. I can vouch for its authenticity, at least to the extent that I recognize the view of its past. The challenge of Erica's research is matched only by the challenge of bringing up a teenage daughter, all of it very well-drawn, as are the characters who populate the novel. I especially loved the two women of about 90 years of age who are a great resource for Erica as she tries to recapture the people and the "hood" of decades earlier, all fascinating and very believable., Brooklyn Secrets is a fast-paced novel filled with spine-tingling suspense page after page. Like your favorite cup of coffee, it is the perfect blend deliciously smooth with a kick of caffeine to keep you reading just one more chapter., Not only is "Brooklyn Secrets" a murder mystery that will keep you guessing, it gives a real inside look at what Brooklyn was like in the 1930s, and how it has changed over time. The book is about a grad student and single mom named Erica who is researching Brooklyn organized crime that took place in the 1930s, specifically in Brownsville. While doing field research, she weighs what has changed and was has stayed the same about this particular part of the burough. But she finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery when one of the women she interviews is killed. The juicy plot is peppered with real life facts about how Brooklyn, then and now. Get lost in this captivating and informative read., Brooklyn Secrets, the third novel in Triss Stein's Erica Donato mystery series, has a lot going for it. It has a likable main character and narrative voice for its redoubtable heroine. It focuses attention on significant contemporary social problems. It has a well-developed plot that weaves together a number of related threads. And its setting in some of the diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn--the hip and the hood, doesn't hurt either.~~~Triss Stein is a fine story teller with a challenging story to tell, a story that resonates beyond its pages., In the third of this engaging series by Triss Stein, graduate student and single mom Erica Donato somehow finds herself in the middle of two mysteries: one in the present-day and one from the 1930s. This series always shows us a slice of Brooklyn that may not be well known; in this novel, Stein takes us on a tour through Brownsville, an area that has remained untouched by the gentrification elsewhere in Brooklyn, including Donato's trendy Park Slope neighborhood.~~~Stein neatly interweaves these two story lines, balancing wonderful historical detail with a look at an often overlooked Brooklyn neighborhood. The only quibble with this book is the editing. There were dozens of small errors, such as missing periods, apostrophes that went in the wrong direction, and dropped words. These were distractions for this reviewer. However, the story was so strong that it kept me up reading late into the night., This was my first Erica Donato story and it read like a good friend was telling me a story from her life. It was a story that unfolds at a steady pace and you keep reading because you want to know why this happened and how this happened just as if you and a good friend were talking. Erica is working on her disertation when she comes across some information that draws her into another direction besides how the past differs from the present and the social changes on those time periods. As she is reasearching this she gets drawn into 2 seperate mysteries, one of a lost brother and the other an honor student who was brutally beaten. As she is drawn into these mysteries she realizes Brownville of her youth is not the same. I would like to thank the publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read this ARC., The third book I would like to feature is Triss Stein's "Brooklyn secrets." Like the author, the protagonist, Erica Donato, is a researcher who is well-versed in the history of Brooklyn, New York. Stein is not a native of Brooklyn, but she has spent many years in New York City and once worked at the Brooklyn branch library used as one of the settings for the book. She is also very familiar with the history of the Brownsville projects and the different ethnic groups that have populated this ghetto area since the 1930s. Donato spends time in that area in order to do research for her graduate program disseration on the members of Murder, Inc. who dominated the Brownsville housing project in the 1930s. She finds in the 2000s the deadly gang influence has changed little except in ethnicity and language. Now the residents are largely Black and those in gangs control drug and human trafficking. The book is very well written to show a lot of parallels between the Brownsville of then and now. The author admits that the book is not reflective of the very most current trends and language among Black teens in Brownsville today but Stein does what she can to paint a realistic picture of life in the projects today. "Brooklyn secrets" is a chillingly convincing page-turner of a mystery., I have a particular fondness for mysteries which mix history into their story, especially when it is done seamlessly and made an integral part of the plot. History in this series is a given since the main character is writing a dissertation for her history degree. In this book she is researching the colourful past of Brownsville when she is drawn into a modern day crime. The two world of past and present Brownsville entwine and pull her deeper into the case of one girl beaten and another murdered. Add in two grand dames who have living memories of the period Erica is researching and you have a wonderfully layered and complex story.~~~I enjoyed the book for the mystery, but even more for the characters Triss Stein draws. She populates her book with people who feel real and who we care about. I highly recommend it to mystery lovers., It was only after I finished this book that I realised it was the third in the series. I will certainly be reading the previous 2 books.~~~This novel combines 2 of my favourite subjects, history and mystery. I studied American History at University and was fascinated by the topic.~~~There are twists and turns throughout the story. It kept me turning the pages as I was desperate to find out what was going to happen next.~~~I look forward to reading many more books by Triss Stein.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2014-958050
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Erica Donato Mysteries Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
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