Praise for The Lost Girl of Astor Street
“Morrill has a keen eye for historical details and setting, making Jazz Age Chicago Piper’s invisible yet omnipresent sidekick. Here’s hoping this won’t be the last case for this strong and admirable female sleuth to solve.” -Kirkus Reviews
“Morrill delivers a story that has it all—mystery, the mafia, and a heroine you can’t help but root for. If Veronica Mars met the Roaring Twenties, you’d end up with The Lost Girl of Astor Street!” -Roseanna M. White, bestselling author of The Lost Heiress
“Morrill’s latest book is a welcome addition to most public library and school fiction collections, and will likely be hard to keep on the shelf.” -VOYA
“A fast-paced mystery that sparkles with the sights and sounds of 1920s Chicago. The strong characters and setting drew me in, and the twists and turns kept me hooked until the end.” -Renee Collins, author of Until We Meet Again
About The Lost Girl of Astor Street
Lydia has vanished, and Piper Sail is determined to find her.
Eighteen-year-old Piper Sail is worried about her best friend, Lydia. Lydia has always been the sort of “proper” girl Piper can’t seem to be, but recently Lydia has been acting odd. Not only is she fixated on a boy well below her social status, she’s also suffering from “fainting spells.”
But Piper knows the truth—Lydia has epilepsy. It’s a secret her parents are intent on keeping, even from Lydia herself.
So when Lydia disappears from their wealthy neighborhood without even saying good-bye, Piper knows something terrible has happened. Convinced the police are looking in all the wrong places, Piper begins her own investigation in hopes of solving the mystery of Lydia’s disappearance. With the reluctant help of a handsome young detective, she searches for answers in the volatile streets of 1924 Chicago, determined to find Lydia at any cost.
From the glitzy homes of the elite to the mob-run streets, Stephanie Morrill’s Jazz Age mystery shows just how far a girl will go to save her friend.