“In this engaging mystery, the dilemma of a teenager trying to find her place in the middle of drastic societal change is nicely blended with intrigue in the vivid setting of 1924 Chicago. Will likely be hard to keep on the shelf.”

-VOYA

“If Veronica Mars met the Roaring Twenties, you’d end up with The Lost Girl of Astor Street.

Roseanna M. White, Christy-award winning author

“Piper Sail is back! With sharp prose, rich atmosphere, and a heroine who’s as fearless as she is clever … This is historical fiction at its most fun!”

Nadine Brandes, bestselling, award-winning author

“Morrill delivers another captivating and compelling mystery with a smart and gutsy heroine you’ll love rooting for, set against the glitzy backdrop of Chicago’s Roaring Twenties.”

-Gillian Bronte Adams, author of The Fireborn Epic

“A well-plotted mystery with plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings.”

Publisher’s Weekly

Dive into glitzy, dangerous 1920s Chicago with Piper Sail

To most people, Piper Sail looks like a rich girl with little potential, but she surprises everyone, including herself, when she starts investigating her best friend’s disappearance. If you like Veronica Mars, Nancy Drew, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, or Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious trilogy, the Piper Sail Mysteries are for you!

In The Lost Girl of Astor Streetm eighteen-year-old Piper Sail must explore the dark underbelly of 1920s Chicago to solve the disappearance of her best friend from their wealthy neighborhood.

In the newest Piper Sail Mystery, The Secret Investigator of Astor Street, Piper investigates a suspicious death, determined to both find the truth and prove that she has what it takes to be a private investigator.

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