Fanny Newcomb And the Irish Channel Ripper by Ana Brazil

Let me begin by saying, I love the Gilded Age and I love New Orleans. You guys! This was an amazingly fun read. You can also find her on Facebook, Pinterest and Goodreads.

The Fanny Newcomb stories celebrate the tenacity, intelligence, and wisdom of the dozens of courageous and outrageous southern women that Ana is proud to call friends.Īlthough Ana, her husband, and their dog Traveller live in the beautiful Oakland foothills, she is forever drawn to the lush mystique of New Orleans, where Fanny Newcomb and her friends are ever prepared to seek a certain justice.įor more information, please visit Ana Brazil’s website and blog. (Although she’s not sure just how it happened…but she favors bluegrass over jazz.)

She has a weakness for almost all things New Orleans. Ana loves fried mullet, Greek Revival colonnades, and Miss Welty’s garden. She earned her MA in American history from Florida State University and traveled her way through Mississippi as an architectural historian. Reluctantly, Lawrence and Daniel also lend their investigative talents to Fanny’s investigation.Īs the murderer sets a date for his next heinous crime, can Fanny Newcomb and her crew stop the Irish Channel Ripper before he kills again? Amazon | Barnes and Noble About the AuthorĪ native of California, Ana Brazil lived in the south for many years. Olive-to help, and the women forge through saloons, cemeteries, slums, and houses of prostitution in their pursuit.įanny’s good intentions quickly infuriate her longtime beau Lawrence Decatur, while her reckless persistence confounds the talented police detective Daniel Crenshaw. As threatening letters to newspaper editors proclaim, no woman is safe from his blade.ĭesperate to know who murdered her favorite student, ambitious typewriting teacher Fanny Newcomb launches into a hunt for the self-proclaimed Irish Channel Ripper.įanny quickly enlists her well-connected employers-Principal Sylvia Giddings and her sister Dr. Gilded Age New Orleans is overrun with prostitutes, pornographers, and a malicious Jack the Ripper copycat. Fanny Newcomb and the Irish Channel Ripper by Ana Brazil

Fanny Newcomb And the Irish Channel Ripper by Ana Brazil