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A mystery and some history.

This book takes place in 1918 in NYC. The time is important because WW1 and a major flu epidemic are part of the backdrop. That and one of our characters is a radium girl.
Our lead character is an 18 year old girl. Most of the characters are around that age. She is from a well to do NYC family and has all the advantages of such. Not all her friends do though.
One evening during a party at the lead character’s house a young female guest falls down the stairs and dies. Is it murder? The police say no but the group of friends say yes.
This leads the book down the direction of danger and a murder mystery as secrets in the friend group come to light.
I liked this book. I liked the historical angle as well as the mystery. The characters were all well done and I enjoyed the various angles they were playing. To me the book was as much a character piece of the times as it was a mystery. I liked that.