1.0Books We Readhttps://sites.rutgers.edu/books-we-readJudit Hajnal Wardhttps://sites.rutgers.edu/books-we-read/author/jhajnal/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QsX9SxNK2A"><a href="https://sites.rutgers.edu/books-we-read/murder-in-manhattan/">Murder in Manhattan: Recreating the era of Prohibition</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sites.rutgers.edu/books-we-read/murder-in-manhattan/embed/#?secret=QsX9SxNK2A" width="600" height="338" title="“Murder in Manhattan: Recreating the era of Prohibition” — Books We Read" data-secret="QsX9SxNK2A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Julie Mulhern’s Murder in Manhattan is one of those historical mysteries in which the setting totally steals the show. The crime story in the novel is the first in her new series. It unfolds in 1920s New York, in a city that was vibrant, glamorous, and lawless, all at the same time.http://sites.rutgers.edu/books-we-read/wp-content/uploads/sites/248/2026/02/IMG_5888-221x300.jpeg