Historical fiction book · Open Library
O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.
Unknown author · historical fiction
A World War II-era mystery novel about Maeve O'Shaughnessy and Vic Marino as they help keep the O'Shaughnessy Detective Agency running in wartime Brooklyn. The story follows their private-investigation work, family pressures, gang encounters, murder, and the challenges of maintaining the agency while loved ones are away at war.
About this historical novel
O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC. by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. A World War II-era mystery novel about Maeve O'Shaughnessy and Vic Marino as they help keep the O'Shaughnessy Detective Agency running in wartime Brooklyn. The story follows their private-investigation work, family pressures, gang encounters, murder, and the challenges of maintaining the agency while loved ones are away at war.
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include fiction, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, historical fiction, and world war ii fiction.
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Plot summary
A World War II-era mystery novel about Maeve O'Shaughnessy and Vic Marino as they help keep the O'Shaughnessy Detective Agency running in wartime Brooklyn. The story follows their private-investigation work, family pressures, gang encounters, murder, and the challenges of maintaining the agency while loved ones are away at war.
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Global / multiple
Themes
- fiction
- mystery fiction
- detective and mystery stories
- historical fiction
- world war ii fiction
- private investigators
- family businesses
- brooklyn (new york
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open-library