Book
Broadway butterfly : a thriller / Sara DiVello.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781662510137 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 411 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Seattle, WA : Thomas & Mercer, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Jewelry theft > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Police > Fiction. Women journalists > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Historical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC DiVel | 31681010339943 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman investigates the murder of a scandalous 1923 flapper, who was found dead with a bottle of chloroform and all her jewelry missing, in a true crime novel based on a notorious unsolved murder. - Baker & Taylor
"Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune in jewels missing. Dot's headline-making murder grips the city. It also draws a clutch of lovers, parasites, and justiceseekers into one of the city's most mesmerizing mysteries. Among them: Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman, chasing the story while navigating a male-dominated industry; righteous NYPD detective John D. Coughlin, struggling against city corruption; and Ella Bradford, the victim's Harlem maid, closest confidante, and keeper of secrets. 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"-- - Brilliance Audio
New York in the Roaring Twentiesâa 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.
Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune in jewels missing. Dotâs headline-making murder grips the city. It also draws a clutch of lovers, parasites, and justice seekers into one of the cityâs most mesmerizing mysteries.
Among them: Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman, chasing the story while navigating a male-dominated industry; righteous NYPD detective John D. Coughlin, struggling against city corruption; and Ella Bradford, the victimâs Harlem maid, closest confidante, and keeper of secrets. Adding fuel to the already volatile crime: a politically connected Philadelphia socialite, an Atlantic City bootlegger, Dotâs dicey gigolo lover, a sultry Broadway dancer, and a cagey sugar daddy guarding secrets of his own.
From Broadwayâs glittering lights to its sordid underbelly to the machinations of the countryâs most powerful men, Julia embarks on a quest for justice. What she discovers, twist after breathtaking twist, might be even more nefarious than murder.
