The girl in the green dress
Written by Mariah Fredericks
Narrated by Marnye Young

I have to admit, I judged this book by its cover, giving of glamorous 1920s vibes I just had to read it.

It follows a desperate writer Morris Markey and the mysterious death of Joesph Elwell; was it murder or was it suicide?

Loved the narration, Marnye was able to voice the characters perfectly. I felt like I was in that particular era.

The story was fun, a classic who done it! I have developed a real love for historical fiction reads!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 stars

Thankyou @netgallery for this ALC
Publication date: 2nd September 2025

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the audio ARC. **No Spoilers**

This is the first I have read from this author: Mariah Fredericks. I love history told through a fictional lens. There have been many stories around the frivolous Fritzgerald’s…the notorious writer and his dramatic wife Zelda. However, this novel is based on another newspaper writer, Morris Markey at the start of his career, investigating the mysterious death of wealthy gambler, Joseph Elwell.

This is the whirlwind of “who dunit” with the many suspicious characters… where the lack of morals of the rich to the lowest of the common folk is questionable.

Well done! Please ensure to read and listen to the authors note at the end. It will definitely send you down a Google hole.

Will be definitely looking into this writers backlist.

I quite enjoyed learning of the author Morris Markey, whom I’d never heard of before. I definitely went down a rabbit hole finding out about him once I’d finished reading especially after the authors note at the end shared the true aspects of his life.
While the story of Zelda being a part of his life is fictionalized I do feel like it portrayed Zelda well and she was a fantastic addition to the story. This was a good mashup of history and mystery.

I did switch to the ebook because I didn’t love one particular accent the narrator attempted. I believe it was supposed to be Swiss but it didn’t work and listening really took me out of the story.

Thanks to the publisher for the alc via Netgalley,