A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a
killer in the first book of The Diviners series--a stunning supernatural
historical mystery set in 1920s New York City, from Printz Award-winning
and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray.
Evangeline O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and sent
off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is ecstatic. It's
1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and
rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her
uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries
he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only
brought her trouble so far.
When the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and
Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a
serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer,
other stories unfurl in the city that never sleeps. And unknown to all,
something dark and evil has awakened....