by B. M. Gill
First published 1976
Sarah Chen works as a tour guide for historic Manhattan landmarks, leading groups through the ornate halls of the Plaza Hotel and up the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral. When she discovers a pattern connecting recent deaths to the city's most celebrated architectural sites, her routine job becomes a race for survival. Each landmark holds a clue, but Sarah must decipher the connections before she becomes the next victim. The killer knows the city's hidden passages and secret histories better than anyone. Sarah finds herself alone in the maze of New York's most public spaces, where crowds offer no protection and every famous facade conceals deadly secrets. The very buildings that define the city's identity become instruments of terror. Sarah must use her intimate knowledge of these structures to stay alive while uncovering a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of New York society. The landmarks she once celebrated now trap her in a deadly game where architectural beauty masks murderous intent.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, architecture
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, race-for-survival
Setting: Manhattan, New York, Plaza Hotel, St. Patrick's Cathedral
Period: Contemporary
448 pages · Paperback · Wesleyan Univ Pr