On Tour 09/06/23-10/31/23 “The Orchid Hour” by Nancy Bilyeau

Release Date: August 10, 2023

About The Book:

New York City, 1923. Zia De Luca’s life is about to be shattered. Having lost her husband to The Great War, she lives with her son and in-laws in Little Italy and works at the public library. But when a quiet poetry lover is murdered outside the library, the police investigation focuses on Zia. After a second tragedy strikes even closer to home, Zia learns that both crimes are connected to a new speakeasy in Greenwich Village called The Orchid Hour.

When the police investigation stalls, Zia decides to find her own answers. A cousin with whom she has a special bond serves as a guide to the shadow realm of The Orchid Hour, a world filled with enticements Zia has shunned up to now. She must contend with a group of players determined to find wealth and power in New York on their own terms. In this heady atmosphere, Zia wonders if she too could rewrite her life’s rules. As she’s pulled in deeper and deeper, will Zia be able to bring the killers to justice before they learn her secret?

About The Author:

Nancy Bilyeau is the author of seven historical novels taking place in Europe or North America. She followed her award-winning trilogy of historical thrillers set in Tudor England, ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Chalice’ and ‘The Tapestry,’ with a book taking place in turn-of-the-century New York City, ‘Dreamland.’ She tapped into her French Huguenot background to create the character of artist Genevieve Planche in ‘The Blue,’ an eighteenth-century story of espionage in the porcelain workshops of England and France. Genevieve’s story continues in ‘The Fugitive Colours,’ published in 2022. Her new novel, ‘The Orchid Hour,’ is set in the speakeasies of NYC in 1923. Nancy is also a magazine editor who has worked on the staffs of ‘InStyle,’ ‘Rolling Stone,’ and ‘Good Housekeeping.’ She lives with her family in the Hudson Valley in New York and is obsessed with her garden. Visit her website at www.NancyBilyeau.com.

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Book Blurbs:

Featured in Town and Country’s ‘Must-Read Books of Summer 2023’.

“Bilyeau paints a vivid portrait of 1923 New York City—particularly its insular Italian community, alluring speakeasies, and Prohibition-fueled organized crime—in this impeccably researched historical mystery.’ Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“The Orchid Hour is an enticing mystery novel” Foreword Reviews

‘Nancy Bilyeau’s loving re-creation of Jazz Age New York hums with authenticity… Her heroine, underdog Italian immigrant Zia, is irresistible…’ – Carole Buggé, author of the Edgar-nominated Cleopatra’s Dagger

‘Nancy Bilyeau has created a beautifully layered and utterly seductive tale… and, at its living, tender heart, a strong-willed and magnetic heroine.’ – Emilya Naymark, author of Behind the Lie, finalist for the 2023 Sue Grafton Award

‘With a heroine you can’t help rooting for, a fascinating cast of characters, and a tense, high-stakes mystery at its heart, this is a book you can’t stop reading.’ – Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

‘Nancy Bilyeau has become my go-to author for brilliantly written historical suspense… Read it and be seduced.’ – Kris Waldherr, author of Unnatural Creatures and The Lost History of Dreams

“In The Orchid Hour, Bilyeau evokes the Jazz Age at its hottest, with lively characters, intriguing mystery, and such a dazzling sense of place you’ll be buzzed from the champagne. Highly recommended.”—Richie Narvaez, award-winning author of Hipster Death Rattle

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