Mood Indigo

“Ifkovic sets the bar terrifically high for future Ferber mysteries, but it’s probably a safe bet that he can meet his own challenge.” (starred review) – David Pitt * Booklist *
“Set in New York during the winter of 1933, Ifkovic’s outstanding ninth mystery featuring writer Edna Ferber (after 2017’s Old News) opens at British playwright Noel Coward’s 33rd birthday party at his penthouse overlooking the East River….Many scenes crackle with tension - especially the confrontations between Edna and Dougie’s ferocious widowed mother, Lady Maud, with whom he lives in a Fifth Avenue mansion. Ifkovic adroitly squeezes huge amounts of research into the story, with glimpses of people in the arty New York scene as well as the poor on the streets. The novel’s main strength, though, is its vivid depiction of a country in crisis in the depths of the Depression.” (starred review) * Publishers Weekly *
“Ifkovic has done his research and brings the world of the 1930s rich and famous to life, but readers don’t have to be fans of the period to enjoy Mood Indigo; they only have to enjoy a well-written mystery.” – Sharon Magee * Mystery Scene Magazine *
”…this is the perfect read for a wet winter day…” – Susan Hoover * Reviewing the Evidence *
“Ifkovic’s dialog is the star. The witty banter between Edna and Noel is engaging and fun to read.” * Historical Novel Society *

Ed Ifkovic taught literature and creative writing at a community college in Connecticut for over three decades. His short stories and essays have appeared in the Village Voice, America, Hartford Monthly, and Journal of Popular Culture. A longtime devotee of mystery novels, he fondly recalls discovering Erle Stanley Gardner’s Perry Mason series in a family bookcase, and his immediate obsession with the whodunit world.

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