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SUGARLAND IBD

NOONTIME BOOKS
06 / 2016
9780991618552
Anglès

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New Mystery by Edgar-Nominated AuthoráIn 1921, young jazz pianist Eve Riser witnesses the accidental killing of a bootlegger. To cover up the crime, she agrees to deliver a letter to a man named Rudy Hardy in Chicago. But when Eve gets to Chicago she discovers that her stepsister Chickie, a popular nightclub singer, is pregnant by a man she won&rsquo,t name. That night Rudy Hardy is killed before Eve&rsquo,s eyes in a brutal drive-by shooting, and Chickie disappears.Eve needs to find Chickie, but she can&rsquo,t do it alone. Lena Hardy, Rudy&rsquo,s sister, wants to learn the truth behind her brother&rsquo,s murder, but she needs Eve&rsquo,s connections to do that. Together Eve and Lena navigate the back alleys and speakeasies of 1920s Chicago encountering petty thugs, charismatic bandleaders, and a mysterious nightclub ownerácalled the Walnut who seems to be the key to it all. As they fight racial barriers trying to discover the truth, Eve and Lena unravel a twisted tale of secret shipments and gangster rivalry. SUGARLAND mixes the excitement of a new kind of music&mdash,jazz&mdash,with the darker side of Prohibition in a gripping story with &ldquo,real suspense for anyone who likes a good mystery.&rdquo, (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

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