book cover of Practice to Deceive
 

Practice to Deceive

(2026)
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Big-city gangsters. Small-town secrets. Welcome to the Jazz Age, where freedom has a price…and what matters most is who you owe.

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys for grownups meets Jazz Age noir in this fast-paced, atmospheric historical thriller set in 1923 Chicago and small-town Indiana Klan country. An engaging blend of snark and dark, this twisty tale follows Emma and Jack McGrath, wisecracking twenty-something twins turned amateur private eyes, on a search for a missing speakeasy singer that becomes a hunt for her killer…before Jack goes down for a murder he didn’t commit, or they both end up dead.



Genre: Mystery



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