Broadway butterfly : a thriller
(Book)

"Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune in jewels missing. Dot's headline-making murder draws a clutch of lovers, parasites, and justice seekers 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 and closest confidante. 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"--,Provided by publisher.