Name: Last Call at the Nightingale
Rating: 3.428571428571428 (7 reviews)
ISBN: 9781250831835

Katharine Schellman

First in a captivating new Jazz age mystery series from author Katharine Schellman, Last Call at the Nightingale beckons readers into a darkly glamorous speakeasy where music, liquor, and secrets flow...

Last Call at the Nightingale

First in a captivating new Jazz age mystery series from author Katharine Schellman, Last Call at the Nightingale beckons readers into a darkly glamorous speakeasy where music, liquor, and secrets flow. New York, 1924. Vivian Kelly's days are filled with drudgery, from the tenement lodging she shares with her sister to the dress shop where she sews for hours every day. But at night, she escapes to The Nightingale, an underground dance hall where illegal liquor flows and the band plays the Charleston with reckless excitement. With a bartender willing to slip her a free glass of champagne and friends who know the owner, Vivian can lose herself in the music. No one asks where she came from or how much money she has. No one bats an eye if she flirts with men or women as long as she can keep up on the dance floor. At The Nightingale, Vivian forgets the dangers of Prohibition-era New York and finds a place that feels like home. But then she discovers a body behind the club, and those dangers come knocking. Caught in a police raid at the Nightingale, Vivian discovers that the dead man wasn't the nameless bootlegger he first appeared. With too many people assuming she knows more about the crime than she does, Vivian finds herself caught between the dangers of the New York's underground and the world of the city's wealthy and careless, where money can hide any sin and the lives of the poor are considered disposable...including Vivian's own.

Lane Hokanson

To be honest, I can’t tell if this was a flat book because of the bad writing or bad narration. It’s a perfectly fine book, but it didn’t have any depth or complexity. I might try the second in the series but read it myself and see if that changes my opinion.

l.h.

i wish i enjoyed this more. the atmosphere was a case of attempted-but-not-reached, and the plot lacked the twists i hoped for.

Courtney Passio

The Nightingale, where illegal booze flows and everything’s goes! Vivian has found her own little slice of heaven at the Nightingale, where she can forget about her worries at night and by day is a seamstress for a dress maker. But when Vivian discovers a dead body behind the club and is later caught in the middle of a police raid, Vivian’s life and her favorite place is put on the line and she must get down to the bottom of what is going on. Last Call at the Nightingale is set during the 1920’s prohibition and is sure to dazzle and pull your right into this murder mystery. 

What a fun murder mystery!! I’m a huge murder mystery fan, all of the snooping and clue hunting that Vivian did was everything I would have wanted to see from a good mystery, I truly didn’t see where this story was heading and loved how everything added up perfectly. 

The cast also was another area that was well done! I loved everything except the fact that Florence was such a downer, but she’s the older sister and sometimes they’re just like that! Haha Danny and Bea were ultimately my favorite, Bea and Vivian’s friendship is definitely one to admire. 

There was also a good blend of representation in this book which is perfection! So overall, loved this book and if you love the 1920’s flapper 
period, that alone should be a reason to pick it up!! 

Last Call at the Nightingale

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