Books like Mollie Fancher, the Brooklyn enigma by Abram H. Dailey

August Bowen returns to 1970s Brooklyn after reconnecting with a childhood friend, reliving the joy and peril of growing up with Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi amid a community that celebrates friendship yet hides darker realities.

Plain‑spoken identical twins Julia and Valentina inherit an apartment overlooking London’s Highgate Cemetery, sparking a haunting tale of family secrets, identity, and the lingering presence of a deceased aunt.

In Lily Dale, New York, a community of spiritualists believes the dead never truly leave, offering mediums as living to connect with spirits and glimpse the future. Journalist Christine Wicker explores the town’s history, visitors, and the power of belief.

Kaira Munroe, a New York Journalist for East Coast Traveler, arrives at Meadow Manor to attend her grandmother’s Wake and a major announcement regarding forbidden history – the unveiling of a family secret that will change the face of her view of the Vatican and the world forever.As the Wake begins, Father Murphy introduces Alex Mirabelli, a Jesuit Priest, and Astronomer. Kaira finds she is captivated as she awaits the unveiling of her grandmother's secret, which Kaira is beginning to realize will be more controversial than she could have dreamed. The beautiful wake is suddenly disrupted, and the revealing of the last wish of Kaira’s grandmother, Victoria, teeters on the brink of being lost forever.Facing imminent danger from an invisible secret Order who think nothing of murder, Kaira is forced into a desperate escape. With her is Jonathan Bell, her high school sweetheart. Together Kaira and Jonathan flee on a perilous quest to unlock the ancient forbidden secret.

Truman Capote’s memoir "Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir" pairs his lyrical essay with newly discovered photographs by David Attie, offering a vivid, 1959 portrait of Brooklyn Heights and its people.