Brooklyn Kills Me: A Friends and Enemies Mystery

New York City book editor-turned-detective Agnes Nielson investigates the death of her new neighbor in Schultz’s witty sequel to Sleeping with Friends. After gaining notoriety when her first murder case was written up in New York magazine, Agnes has moved to a ritzy condo in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Shortly after unpacking, she meets her alluring, slightly intimidating neighbor, gallery owner Charlotte Bond, who invites Agnes to a party she’s throwing that promises to be packed with artsy singles. During the festivities, Charlotte falls from her balcony to the street 20 floors below. Authorities quickly rule her death an accident, but Agnes—despite having only a hazy recollection of the soirée—smells a rat. With assistance from her friend, Ethan, she plunges into Charlotte’s glamorous milieu, interrogating playwrights, painters, politicians, journalists, musicians, and fashion editors to piece together what happened at the party. Along the way, Schultz lands some delightful jabs at Brooklyn’s self-appointed tastemakers, while never taking her eye off the clever fair-play mystery at the center of the action. This series has legs. Agent: Chris Bucci, Aevitas Creative Management. (Oct.)