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Title details for Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare - Available

Harlem After Midnight

#2 in series

by Louise Hare
Leonie Elliott
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Named a Must Read by Ebony ∙ Boston Herald  ∙ Book Riot  ∙  Bookish  ∙ Minneapolis Star-Tribune and more!
A body falls from a town house window in Harlem, and it looks just like the newest singer at the Apollo...in this evocative, twisting new novel from the author of Miss Aldridge Regrets.
Harlem, 1936: Lena Aldridge grew up in a cramped corner of London, hearing stories of the bright lights of Broadway. She always imagined that when she finally went to New York City, she’d be there with her father. But now he’s dead, and she’s newly arrived and alone, chasing a dream that has quickly dried up. When Will Goodman—the handsome musician she met on the crossing from England—offers for her to stay with his friends in Harlem, she agrees. She has nowhere else to go, and this will give her a chance to get to know Will better and see if she can find any trace of the family she might have remaining.
Will’s friends welcome her with open arms, but just as Lena discovers the stories her father once told her were missing giant pieces of information, she also starts to realize the man she’s falling too fast and too hard for has secrets of his own. And they might just place a target on her back. Especially when she is drawn to the brightest stage in town.

  • Creators

  • Series

    A Canary Club Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 29, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593684511
      • File size: 331636 KB
      • Duration: 11:30:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Leonie Elliott skillfully transports listeners to Harlem with an impressive story that contrasts the changes in Black life in the early twentieth century. In 1936, as jazz singer Lena Aldrich sails from England to New York, she encounters shipboard musician William Goodman. She gratefully accepts his offer to stay with his family as she searches for information about her late father, Alfie. In flashbacks, Elliott superbly portrays Alfie, a pianist who encounters racial barriers as he pursues a musical career in 1908. Lena's perceptions of the city, her new friends, and the truths about Alfie are well rendered. Dramatic depictions of the Harlem Renaissance, rent parties, and the Apollo Club are engaging. Audio enhances a story replete with lively dialogue, descriptions, and atmosphere. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      In 1936, jazz singer Lena Aldridge crosses the Atlantic on the Queen Mary to pursue a job offer in New York. Lena also hopes to discover why her recently deceased father, pianist Alfie Aldridge, left New York to settle in England. Aboard the ship, Lena meets band leader Will Goodman, who helps her when she arrives to discover that her promised job has fallen through. Will introduces Lena to his close friends, Claudette and Louis Linfield, who give her a place to stay. She considers settling in New York until an unnamed woman falls from a third-floor window and is found clutching Lena's passport. The mystery of what happened and why upends Lena's life, causing her to reevaluate her newfound friendships and reignite her inquiries into her family's past. Hare's second "Canary Club" novel (following Miss Aldridge Regrets), narrated by Leonie Elliott, interweaves the complex story of Will's family and 1930s Harlem society with Lena's own family mystery. Elliott provides an immersive audio experience, supplying convincing accents for both British and American characters. VERDICT Though listeners new to the series may want to catch up with the first book, those who enjoy period mysteries and well-researched historical fiction should enjoy.--Joanna M. Burkhardt

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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