Fortune Favors the Dead: A Novel
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“Razor-sharp style, tons of flair, a snappy sense of humor, and all the most satisfying elements of a really good noir novel, plus plenty of original twists of its own.”—Tana French, bestselling author of The Searcher
It's 1942 and Willowjean "Will" Parker is a scrappy circus runaway whose knife-throwing skills have just saved the life of New York's best, and most unorthodox, private investigator, Lillian Pentecost. When the dapper detective summons Will a few days later, she doesn't expect to be offered a life-changing proposition: Lillian's multiple sclerosis means she can't keep up with her old case load alone, so she wants to hire Will to be her right-hand woman. In return, Will is to receive a salary, room and board, and training in Lillian's very particular art of investigation.
Three years later, Will and Lillian are on the Collins case: Abigail Collins was found bludgeoned to death with a crystal ball following a big, boozy Halloween party at her home—her body slumped in the same chair where her steel magnate husband shot himself the year before. With rumors flying that Abigail was bumped off by the vengeful spirit of her husband (who else could have gotten inside the locked room?), the family has tasked the detectives with finding answers where the police have failed.
But that's easier said than done in a case that involves messages from the dead, a seductive spiritualist, and Becca Collins—the beautiful daughter of the deceased, who Will quickly starts falling for. When Will and Becca's relationship dances beyond the professional, Will finds herself in dangerous territory, and discovers she may have become the murderer's next target.
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Stephen Spotswood. (2020). Fortune Favors the Dead: A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Stephen Spotswood. 2020. Fortune Favors the Dead: A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
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“Razor-sharp style, tons of flair, a snappy sense of humor, and all the most satisfying elements of a really good noir novel, plus plenty of original twists of its own.”—Tana French, bestselling author of The Searcher
It's 1942 and Willowjean "Will" Parker is a scrappy circus runaway whose knife-throwing skills have just saved the life of New York's best, and most unorthodox, private investigator, Lillian Pentecost. When the dapper detective summons Will a few days later, she doesn't expect to be offered a life-changing proposition: Lillian's multiple sclerosis means she can't keep up with her old case load alone, so she wants to hire Will to be her right-hand woman. In return, Will is to receive a salary, room and board, and training in Lillian's very particular art of investigation.
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August 1, 2020
A sprightly period debut that shows New York's preeminent female detective and her assistant plying their trade in 1945. When the matriarch of the well-to-do Collins family is bashed to death by a crystal ball in a locked room, her relatives ask Lillian Pentecost to look into the case. Despite its wealth, the family has already seen its share of troubles. Abigail Collins' husband, steel magnate Alistair Collins, shot himself a year ago. Before her own death, Abigail was consulting psychic Ariel Belestrade, whose practices are so questionable that she's being investigated by skeptical anthropology professor Olivia Waterhouse. And problems continue without missing a beat. Shortly after Harrison Wallace, the acting CEO of Collins Steelworks and Manufacturing, hires Lillian, Rebecca Collins, Abigail's saucy daughter and Wallace's goddaughter, starts hitting on Willowjean Parker, the assistant Lillian hired away from a circus and trained as her assistant and successor. Will is both responsive to and disconcerted by Becca's overtures; certainly she'd rather get kissed by Becca than beaten by the unseen enemy who attacks her moments after their most recent t�te-�-t�te. Spotswood supplies scattershot period detail (Will presciently calls Lillian "Ms. Pentecost" in 1945), mild wisecracks, an anticlimactic solution to that locked-room puzzle, and a Chinese box of denouements: If your chosen suspect isn't pronounced guilty, just wait a few pages. The most striking feature is the provocative gender-flipping of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.COPYRIGHT(2020) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Starred review from August 24, 2020
Spotswood’s stellar debut puts a modern spin on classic hard-boiled fiction with a duo of female private investigators. In 1945 Manhattan, Lillian Pentecost, “the most famous woman detective in the city and possibly the country,” struggles with multiple sclerosis. Fortunately, Lillian can always rely on her sharp-witted assistant, Willowjean Parker. Lillian hired her three years earlier after Will, a runaway whose five years performing with a traveling circus gave her a unique skill set, used her knife training to save Lillian’s life from a gunman. Their latest case involves a wealthy woman who was bludgeoned to death with a crystal ball in a locked room during a party. It becomes personal when Lillian realizes that an old adversary, a fake medium and spiritual adviser, is entangled in the murder. Complications arise after Will becomes romantically entangled with the victim’s beautiful daughter. The deep and sensitive characterization of the two protagonists, coupled with rich description and tonally spot-on humor, make this a novel to remember. Spotswood is definitely a writer to watch. Agent: Darley Anderson, Darley Anderson Literary.
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DEBUT Spotswood's 1940s-set mystery is a light, breezy "popcorn" book that will keep readers engaged from start to finish. The story is told from the viewpoint of street-smart Willowjean Parker, known as Will, who ran away to join the circus and became an expert knife thrower. Taking a side job as an overnight guard on a building site, Will encounters Lillian Pentecost, "New York City's preeminent lady gumshoe." Owing to multiple sclerosis, Lillian is not as steady on her feet as she used to be, but her sleuthing skills unravel a crime involving Mr. McCloskey, the manager of the building site, and Will finishes him off with a knife in the back. After three days in jail, Will is released, leaves the circus behind, and teams up with Lillian to be her right-hand woman. Readers might assume this is the crime built up to throughout the book, but the narrative takes a sudden shift to a second crime involving the wealthy Collins family. Reminiscent of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, and aided by Will, Lillian unveils the murderer. VERDICT This is a fun whodunit for high schoolers up through adults. It's easy to pick up and put down again, perfect for a cozy weekend read.--Beth Bland, Milwaukee
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