A whip-smart coming-of-age novel about trying to be a funny woman in the male-dominated world of comedy and what happens when the most promising female star of her generation disappears.

In the 1980s, women were not supposed to be funny. But when a group of college improv comedians gets the chance to join a new late-night show, it’s Lillian Martin who stands out. The new show was called The Midnight Show and it would air every Friday night, live from New York, and change the landscape of TV and comedy forever.

But first it would change Lillian’s and her friends’ lives. The show is a runaway hit and the cast is thrown into the spotlight. Suddenly, they’re skipping the line at the city’s hottest clubs and posing on the cover of Rolling Stone. Lillian, in particular, seems destined for big things. Until one night, she vanishes, leaving behind nothing but a pair of shoes in the middle of the Williamsburg Bridge.

Forty years later, Lillian’s disappearance has never been solved. And when a budding journalist starts asking questions, she stirs up decades-old drama and secrets some would rather stay buried.

A page-turning story of fame and friendship, The Midnight Show takes readers behind the scenes of the cutthroat world of comedy in 1980s New York and asks if the rush of getting a laugh is all it’s cracked up to be.