1934 and its Post Prohibition now. Bars are open openly but crime proliferates. Graydon and his brand new fiancée are called in to cover up a murder. An attack on a pregnant woman by her own husband, high on cocaine leaves her husband dead and a upper crust father doing his best to see that his daughter in law does not end in the executioners chair. A plausible story to protect the injured Maura was floated by Esme, agreed on by all parties including the Detectives on the case as a tidy way of sorting out the problem.
They did not think that there were two other people wanting to take a shot at the victim, one a make believe one to shake him up and one assailant who feels cheated out of his victim! The story involves local and Chicago criminals, show biz characters and Graydon’s own aristocratic parents, particularly his father who has very set ideas of people and their place in society. A daughter in law who is a drama producer and one who dabbles in crime is not what he thought suitable.
The story was interesting and fast paced from the word go. Characters were varied and the settings of the theatre and the theatre lifestyle caught my interest.
Sent by Victory Editing Netgalley Co-op for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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