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A historical mystery having the witty and wily Mary Handley, the first girl detective in Brooklyn, as she attempts to show herself in a man's world while resolving a high-profile murder. Mary Handley is a not your typical late-19th century woman. She's fiery, clever, daring - and she's not going to conform to the gender norms of the day. Not long after being terminated from her job at the head wear manufacturing plant for insubordinate behavior, Mary detects herself at the murder scene of Charles Goodrich, the sibling of a visible alderman and previous bookkeeper of Thomas Edison. When Mary proves her acumen as a sleuth, she actually is appointed by the Brooklyn police force team - as the city's first policewoman - to resolve the crime. The top brass of the team expect her to are unsuccessful, but Mary has other strategies. As she delves into the mystery, she detects herself questioning famous brands J. P. Morgan, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla. Mary soon discovers the main element to solving the situation should go well beyond getting a murderer and is determined by her potential to unearth the machinations of the city's most visible and respected general population numbers: men who will go to great lengths to protect their secrets. Much like Mr. Churchill's Secretary and Maisie Dobbs, Second Avenue Station reveals a family portrait of a world plunging into modernity through the eye of a clever woman sleuth. Mary Handley can be an remarkable protagonist whose wit, laughter, and appeal will joy listeners from the very first minute.
