New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, introduces journalist Rebekah Roberts, a story of murder among the Hasidic community in Brooklyn. In addition to her search for the truth behind the discovery of the body of a murdered woman, Rebekah is also learning more about her own heritage as the daughter of a Jewish woman who abandoned her as a child to return to the Hasidic community. Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and named one of the best books of the year by the Boston Globe. 295 pp. ISBN: 978-1250043399.