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Murder knocks twice, a speakeasy murder, Susanna Calkins

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Murder knocks twice, a speakeasy murder, Susanna Calkins

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Murder knocks twice

Responsibility statement

Susanna Calkins

Series statement

Speakeasy mystery, 1

Sub title

a speakeasy murder

Summary

"The first mystery in Susanna Calkins' captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920s Chicago speakeasy"--, Provided by publisherGina Ricci takes on a job as a cigarette girl to earn money for her ailing father, and to prove to herself that she can hold her own at Chicago's most notorious speakeasy, the Third Door. It's a glamorous world of sleek socialites sipping bootlegged cocktails, rowdy ex-servicemen playing poker in a curtained back room, a flirtatious jazz pianist and a brooding photographer-- all overseen by the club's imposing owner, Signora Castallazzo. But Gina's predecessor died under mysterious circumstances, and the photographer, Marty, warns her to be careful. When Marty is brutally murdered, with Gina as the only witness, she's determined to track down his killer. -- adapted from back cover

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