Stefanie Pintoff is an American author of historical mystery novels.
Stefanie Pintoff’s books take place in New York City in the early 1900s.
Her character Simon Ziele is a police detective who lost his fiancée in a steamship accident, and Alistair Sinclair is a talented and egotistical criminologist.
Her work is known for intricate plots and historical details, with a focus on early criminal science.
The 1904 General Slocum disaster played a prominent role in two of her novels: In the Shadow of Gotham and Secret of the White Rose.