Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sin in the Second City | 2007 | Karen Abbott (Abbott Kahler) | Buy |
| 2 | American Rose | 2010 | Karen Abbott (Abbott Kahler) | Buy |
| 3 | Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy | 2014 | Karen Abbott (Abbott Kahler) | Buy |
| 4 | The Ghosts of Eden Park | 2019 | Karen Abbott (Abbott Kahler) | Buy |
Karen Abbott’s nonfiction, published under the Abbott Kahler name, focuses on untold or under-told stories from American history. “Sin in the Second City” (2007) investigated the Everleigh sisters, who ran Chicago’s most famous brothel at the turn of the twentieth century. “American Rose” (2010) told the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque performer.
“Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy” (2014) followed four women who worked as spies during the Civil War, and became a New York Times bestseller. “The Ghosts of Eden Park” (2019) centered on George Remus, a Prohibition-era bootlegger and murderer whose story reads like fiction. Abbott brings a novelist’s eye to her research, creating narratives that move at the pace of a thriller while staying grounded in historical fact.