The party gets cut short though when guests start dropping dead like flies. With Anna heading out to London soon, Cynthia decides to throw her a posh going-away party, in the form of a scavenger hunt around NYC. Fans of Born of Illusion will remember Cynthia as one of Anna's friends, who incidentally has family ties to the Mob.

Born of Corruption is meant to bridge the gap between book 1 and it's sequel Born of Deception that just came out so i figured now was the perfect time to dig in.īorn of Corruption mixes things up a bit - it's not told from our usual MC Anna's perspective but instead is told from Cynthia's. I'd really enjoyed the first book, Born of Illusion so I was looking forward to returning to Anna and her New-York flapper lifestyle. This is a mini-review (of sorts) since Born of Corruption clocks in at around 60 pages but I still wanted to share my thoughts on it. something both Cynthia and Anna are eager to avoid.Įpic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month. Who is the mysterious dead man? And which of Cynthia's guests could have killed him? Cynthia's relatives in the mob? Or someone related to the Society for Psychical Research, a shadowy group with a dangerous history? Cynthia and Anna have to find out who done it before the coppers are called in. She is reputed to be Harry Houdini's illegitimate daughter and a magician of the first order-and she possesses psychic powers.īefore Anna leaves for a European tour with her vaudeville company, Cynthia throws open the doors of her Gramercy Park mansion for a giant bash, but when one of the guests turns up dead, Cynthia and Anna must join forces to discover the truth. But then, Anna Van Housen is no ordinary friend. and someone gets killed.Ĭynthia Gaylord, a vivacious blonde flapper and the niece of one of the most infamous mob bosses in New York City, loves scavenger hunts, and the one she's putting together for her best friend Anna's going-away party is going to be the swankiest one ever. Returning to the atmospheric and mysterious Jazz Age world of Born of Illusion, Teri Brown's Born of Corruption is a 64-page companion digital novella about what happens when New York City's most notorious socialites, mobsters, and bootleggers get together for a larger-than-life scavenger hunt.

Born of Illusion by Teri Brown