Author to publish ‘Brooklyn on Fire’
Brooklyn BookBeat
In his debut novel “Second Street Station,” which was named one of the five best mysteries of 2015 by Library Journal, award-winning television writer Lawrence H. Levy introduced readers to Mary Handley, a brilliant and independent young woman from Brooklyn who defied societal expectations of the late 19th century to become the first female detective in New York. Now, after successfully closing her first case in conjunction with the police department, Mary ventures out on her own as a consulting detective.
With the support of Brooklyn’s top brass, her friend Lazlo (who owns the bookstore from which she now consults), and a dashing new suitor, Mary eagerly takes on a dangerous case in “Brooklyn on Fire” (Broadway Books; Jan. 19, 2016).