New York in the Roaring Twenties--a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era, where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth.
What she discovers, twist after breathtaking twist, might be even more nefarious than murder..
From Broadway\'s glittering lights to its sordid underbelly to the machinations of the country\'s most powerful men, Julia embarks on a quest for justice.
Adding fuel to the already volatile crime: a politically connected Philadelphia socialite, an Atlantic City bootlegger, Dot\'s dicey gigolo lover, a sultry Broadway dancer, and a cagey sugar daddy guarding secrets of his own.
Coughlin, struggling against city corruption; and Ella Bradford, the victim\'s Harlem maid, closest confidante, and keeper of secrets.
Among them: Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman, chasing the story while navigating a male-dominated industry; righteous NYPD detective John D.
It also draws a clutch of lovers, parasites, and justice seekers into one of the city\'s most mesmerizing mysteries.
Dot\'s headline-making murder grips the city.
Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune in jewels missing.
Manhattan, 1923.
New York in the Roaring Twenties--a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era, where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth
