Death of a New American - (Jane Prescott Novel) by Mariah Fredericks (Paperback)

Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks is an atmospheric, compelling follow-up to the stunning debut A Death of No Importance, featuring series character Jane Prescott.

In 1912, as New York reels from the news of the Titanic disaster, Jane travels to Long Island with the Benchley family.

Their daughter Louise is to marry William Tyler, at their uncle and aunt's mansion; the Tylers are a glamorous, storied couple, whose past filled with travel and adventure.

Now, Charles Tyler is known for putting down New York's notorious Italian mafia, the Black Hand, and his wife Alva has settled into domestic life.

As the city visitors adjust to the rhythms of the household, and plan Louise's upcoming wedding, Jane quickly befriends the Tyler children's nanny, Sofia--a young Italian-American woman.

However, one unusually sultry spring night, Jane is woken by a scream from the nursery--and rushes in to find Sofia murdered, and the carefully locked window flung open.

The Tylers believe that this is an attempted kidnapping of their baby gone wrong; a warning from the criminal underworld to Charles Tyler.

But Jane is asked to help with the investigation by her friend, journalist Michael Behan, who knows that she is uniquely placed to see what other tensions may simmer just below the surface in this wealthy, secretive household.

Will you join Jane on this thrilling adventure?