Death by Flapper
Title | Death by Flapper PDF eBook |
Author | Brittany E. Brinegar |
Publisher | Britt Lizz Publishing |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2024-02-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
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Enjoy this historical murder mystery from Brittany E. Brinegar, author of humorous whodunits... In a sea of bachelors, Penelope's dance card is a clue to murder. Dallas 1924 In the wake of her husband's untimely demise, Penelope Van Keesler is coerced into attending a lavish ball by her meddling mother. With their family's fortune teetering on the edge of extinction, Mother is determined to secure a wealthy match for her daughter. Whether she wants it or not. Dallas high society is crawling with eligible bachelors to save a family fortune. But when Penelope’s dance partner, a national hero pilot, drops dead outside of the speakeasy, she ignores societal norms and sets out to discover whodunit. The pilot’s suspicious death sends shockwaves through Dallas and leaves the police department scratching their heads. Armed with her charm, infectious laughter, and a razor-sharp mind, Penelope ruffles feathers and attempts to solve the puzzling mystery from the shadows. Will Penelope convince the skeptical authorities to accept her aid before the killer vanishes? Or will her stubborn pursuit of justice jeopardize her loved ones and their precarious fortune? ----------------------------------------------- Death by Flapper is the first installment in the Heist Society Investigates 1920s cozy mystery series. If you enjoy the glittering world of flappers, secret speakeasies, and glamourous deceit this jazz-age whodunit is for you! Heist Society Investigates Series Order Book 1: Death by Flapper Book 2: Death by Fortune Book 3: Death by Matchmaker ----------------------------------------------- Fans of Sara Rosett, Lee Strauss, and Benedict Brown will love this American spin on a roaring twenties mystery!
Fritzie
Title | Fritzie PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Absher |
Publisher | Women and the American West |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780806192895 |
One January day in 1923, a young boy came across the dead body of a twenty-year-old woman on a San Diego beach. When the police arrived on the scene, they found the woman's calling card, which read simply, "I am Fritzie Mann." Yet Fritzie's identity, as revealed in this compelling history, was anything but simple, and her death--eventually ruled a homicide--captured public attention for months. In Fritzie, historian Amy Absher reveals how broader cultural forces, including gendered violence, sexual liberation, and evolving urban conditions in the American West, shaped the course of Mann's life and contributed to her tragic death. Frieda "Fritizie" Mann had several identities during her brief life, and the mysterious circumstances of her death raise as many questions as they do answers. She was born in 1903 near the present border between Poland and Ukraine. She and her family were Jewish immigrants who traveled to San Diego to find security and prosperity. In the last year of her life, Mann became locally famous. She had reinvented herself as a flapper and "Oriental" dancer. She claimed to have friends in Hollywood and a movie contract. On the night of her murder, she said she was going to a party to meet her Hollywood friends; instead she traveled to an isolated roadside hotel where she met her death. An autopsy revealed that she was four and a half months pregnant. Absher guides the reader through the intricacies of this true crime story as it unfolded, from the initial flawed investigation to the sensationalized press coverage and the ultimate failure of the legal system to ensure justice on Mann's behalf. Like other "new women" of her era, Fritzie Mann adopted roles that promised liberation from the control of men. In the end, her life and early death suggest the opposite: she became the victim of a culture that consumed women even as it purported to celebrate them.
Death of a Flapper: A 1920s Cozy Historical Mystery
Title | Death of a Flapper: A 1920s Cozy Historical Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Warren |
Publisher | Abigail Dixon Mysteries |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2020-04-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781928145776 |
In 1925 Paris everything is très chic, except murder.Jazz age Paris is home to writers, artists, dancers and painters who all flock to the city of light where living is cheap and the party never stops. Women's pages reporter Abigail Dixon is seeking her big break in hard news. When the dowdy reporter is sent to interview a famous fashion designer she wonders if she's made a terrible mistake. But Abby finds herself in the middle of a hard news story when her despised stepmother is murdered in the couture house. Even worse, Inspector Henri Deschamps believes she's the prime suspect.With only high school French to defend herself, Abby's in despair until a chance meeting with young reporter Ernest Hemingway convinces her to use her skills and clear her name by finding the real murderer.With help from new friends like Hemingway and Coco Chanel, Abby is transformed into a Parisian sensation. Can she enjoy her new bobbed hairstyle before losing her head? Because the French still punish murderers with the guillotine...
Death by Flapper
Title | Death by Flapper PDF eBook |
Author | Brittany E. Brinegar |
Publisher | Heist Society Investigates |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-02-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
In a sea of bachelors, Penelope's dance card is a clue to murder. Dallas 1924 In the wake of her husband's untimely demise, Penelope Van Keesler is coerced into attending a lavish ball by her meddling mother. With their family's fortune teetering on the edge of extinction, Mother is determined to secure a wealthy match for her daughter. Whether she wants it or not. Dallas high society is crawling with eligible bachelors to save a family fortune. But when Penelope's dance partner, a national hero pilot, drops dead outside of the speakeasy, she ignores societal norms and sets out to discover whodunit. The pilot's suspicious death sends shockwaves through Dallas and leaves the police department scratching their heads. Armed with her charm, infectious laughter, and a razor-sharp mind, Penelope ruffles feathers and attempts to solve the puzzling mystery from the shadows. Will Penelope convince the skeptical authorities to accept her aid before the killer vanishes? Or will her stubborn pursuit of justice jeopardize her loved ones and their precarious fortune? ----------------------------------------------- Death by Flapper is the first installment in the Heist Society Investigates 1920s cozy mystery series. If you enjoy the glittering world of flappers, secret speakeasies, and glamourous deceit this jazz-age whodunit is for you! Heist Society Investigates Series Order Book 1: Death by Flapper Book 2: Death by Fortune Book 3: Death by Matchmaker
Death of a Flapper
Title | Death of a Flapper PDF eBook |
Author | John Reisinger |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780983881803 |
In 1922, all Max and Allison Hurlock wanted was a quiet life on Maryland's sleepy Eastern Shore, but a late night visit from an old friend plunges them into the double murder of a society couple in a locked room. Max must somehow cut through the confusion to find the real murderer, if he can stay out of jail long enough to do it.
Death of a Flapper
Title | Death of a Flapper PDF eBook |
Author | Marva Dale |
Publisher | Dark Oak Mysteries |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-08-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781610090322 |
The Roaring Twenties -- a decade of wealth, abundance and decadence.... When two weeks pass with no contact from her daughter, Lucille Prado enlists the help of Tin Pan Alley ace private eye, Carney Brogan to find Alice -- a NYC career girl. With a dollar retainer, Carney quickly identifies Alice Prado as Arabella Germaine, the ultimate flapper girl, a beautiful platinum blond who loves a good time and ingratiates herself into all the right circles -- and who has just turned up dead at the city morgue. As Carney digs further, he finds a whole slew of suspects... Sally Blair, the actress and Arabella's roommate Victor Cathcourt; the flapper's mentor The wealthy Landon siblings, Robert and Regan....and more... From the Landon's Long Island estate to the dark streets of the Bowery, Carney follows the clues. But after a run-in with mobsters, has to wonder if he can survive long enough to discover who really wanted the gorgeous party girl dead. About the Author: Marva Dale is the pen name for author Debra McReynolds. Retired from the public relations field, Debra now spends her free time indulging in her passion for writing. "I used to fill my school notebooks with stories," Debra relates, "and then add artwork to go along with them. My second grade teacher, Mrs. Daley, predicted that I would be a writer one day."
The Fate of a Flapper
Title | The Fate of a Flapper PDF eBook |
Author | Susanna Calkins |
Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | 287 |
Release | 2020-07-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 125019086X |
The Fate of a Flapper, the second mystery in this captivating new series, takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920's Chicago speakeasy. A 2019 Agatha Award Nominee for "Best Historical Mystery"! After nine months as a cigarette girl at the Third Door, one of Chicago’s premier moonshine parlors, Gina Ricci feels like she's finally getting into the swing of things. The year is 1929, the Chicago Cubs are almost in the World Series, neighborhood gangs are all-powerful, and though Prohibition is the law of the land, the Third Door can't serve the cocktails fast enough. Two women in particular are throwing drinks back with abandon while chatting up a couple of bankers, and Gina can't help but notice the levels of inebriation and the tension at their table. When the group stumbles out in the early morning, she tries to put them out of her head. But once at home that night, Gina's sleep is interrupted when her cousin Nancy, a police officer, calls—she's found a body. Gina hurries over to photograph the crime scene, but stops short when she recognizes the body: it’s one of the women from the night before. Could the Third Door have served the woman bad liquor? Or, Gina wonders, could this be murder? As the gangs and bombings draw ever closer, all of Chicago starts to feel like a warzone, and Gina is determined to find out if this death was an unlucky accident, or a casualty of combat.