Penelope Banks

Penelope Banks is the amateur sleuth at the center of Colette Clark's 1920s historical mystery series.

Penelope Banks is an amateur sleuth navigating the social world of 1920s New York. Colette Clark has placed her at the center of nearly twenty mysteries, each set against a different backdrop of Jazz Age life. Penelope is resourceful and curious, qualities that keep pulling her into dangerous situations.

From Park Avenue parties to transatlantic ocean liners, Penelope’s cases take her to the places where 1920s glamour and crime overlap. She first appeared in A Murder in Long Island (2022) and has been solving murders at a steady pace ever since.

Reading Order

See the complete Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries reading order for all books in the series.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Penelope Banks?

Penelope Banks is the protagonist of Colette Clark’s Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries. She is an amateur detective who solves crimes across 1920s New York City and other locations during the Jazz Age.

What kind of mysteries does Penelope Banks solve?

Penelope gets involved in murder cases set against the backdrop of 1920s high society, speakeasies, and glamorous locations from Long Island to the French Riviera.

How many books feature Penelope Banks?

Penelope Banks appears in nineteen books in the Penelope Banks Murder Mysteries series, starting with A Murder in Long Island (2022).

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