Harlem After Midnight

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.

Author: Louise Hare
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780593439289


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Library Journal 06/01/2023 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2023
BookPage 08/01/2023

About the Author
Louise Hare is the London-based author of Miss Aldridge Regrets. Her debut novel, This Lovely City, was published in the UK to wide acclaim, and was a Between the Covers Book Club Pick on BBC Two. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of London.