For fans of Ashley Weaver and Rhys Bowen, when Viviana Valentine and
Tommy Fortuna head to Times Square for New Year's Eve, they didn't
expect their resolution to involve catching a killer.
New York City, 1950. Viviana Valentine and Tommy Fortuna have a lot
of resolutions for the new year--whether it's continuing to build up
their detective agency or planning their wedding, the two are looking
forward to the future. On their way to Times Square to celebrate, the
two witness a brutal stabbing. When Tommy tries to chase down the
culprit, Viviana tries her best to save the man. She's unsuccessful, but
Viviana hears his final words: a whispered apology to an unknown friend.
Clues are hard to come by, with the only leads being the fraught last
words and a few nondescript matchbooks in the victim's overcoat. Their
investigation is halted when Detective Jack Lawson of the New York
Police Department arrives, immediately ruffling Viviana's feathers and
bumping chests with Tommy, who he nearly arrested for murder just months
earlier. The two know there's more to the story, but there are other
pressing matters at hand.
Clients are clamoring to get the detectives to work on their cases: a
man is being blackmailed by a criminal who only writes in code, Tommy's
old friend needs his fiancée tailed, and an investment banker has
mysteriously vanished. To add to their workload, Viviana knows something
strange is happening at her boarding house. Will all of this--plus
planning for a wedding--be too much for one Girl Friday?
