Murder at the Flamingo: A Novel [Paperback]

'. . . good characterization and spot-on 1930s glamour.''Cream-filled cannoli from the North End, the golden dome of the State House, bells ringing from the Old North Church--there's atmosphere galore in Murder at the Flamingo, the opener of Rachel McMillan's new Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery series, set in 1937 Boston.''Hamish, we learn, suffers from an anxiety and panic disorder . . . We see him tackle his obstacles, and see his close friends do their best to help him cope. It is a deft treatment of a serious disorder that educates the reader without compromising the entertainment value of the story. It manages to cross the bridge between 'issue fiction' and 'commercial fiction' seamlessly.'--Aimie K. RunyanAuthor Rachel McMillan presents an exciting new historical mystery series featuring female sleuth Reggie Van Buren and her partner Hamish DeLuca.

“Maybe it was time to land straight in the middle of the adventure…”

Hamish DeLuca has spent most of his life trying to hide the anxiety that appears at the most inopportune times -- including during his first real court case as a new lawyer. Determined to rise above his father’s expectations, Hamish runs away to Boston where his cousin, Luca Valari, is opening a fashionable nightclub in Scollay Square.  When he meets his cousin's “right hand man,” Reggie, Hamish wonders if his dreams for a more normal life might be at hand. 

 

Regina “Reggie” Van Buren, heir to a New Haven fortune, has fled fine china, small talk, and the man her parents expect her to marry. Determined to make a life as the self-sufficient city girl she’s seen in her favorite Jean Arthur and Katharine Hepburn pictures, Reggie runs away to Boston, where she finds an easy secretarial job with the suave Luca Valari. But as she and Hamish work together in Luca’s glittering world, they discover a darker side to the smashing Flamingo nigl3P