The Broadway Murders

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A small-town girl goes undercover in a big city nightclub to prove her father's innocence in this murder mystery from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

The Corsairs Club sits high atop the Allegheny Building in New York City's Times Square. Owned by Big Joe Carozzo, the cabaret nightclub is a great spot for music, dancing, and gambling, and it boasts the city's finest spaghetti, ravioli, and of course, bootleg liquor. Although it's a bit of a dive, the club is frequented by the best people. Unfortunately, they sometimes bring the worst people with them . . .

Spots Larkin has a hot diamond he's looking to sell. Anthony Sommers, Carozzo's lawyer, is arranging the purchase of the stone in the club's private den. But the deal goes sour during a wild dance number. Larkin is found dead, and the diamond is missing. Suspicion falls on Sommers when he's discovered passed out drunk on the roof, and the once famous lawyer is unable to keep himself out of jail.

Meanwhile Sommers's daughter, Molly, vows to prove his innocence. Going undercover, she leaves her small town behind for the big city and takes a job as the club's newest singer. Somewhere in the whirl of chorus girls, band music, gangsters, and bootleggers, Molly hopes to uncover the evidence to clear her father's name. But one false note could blow her cover and land her in deadly trouble . . .

Originally published in 1929.
A small-town girl goes undercover in a big city nightclub to prove her father's innocence in this murder mystery from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The Corsairs Club sits high atop the Allegheny Building in New York City's Times Square. Owned by Big Joe Carozzo, the cabaret nightclub is a...

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Edward J. Doherty was a multifaceted American writer born in 1890 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career as a journalist and later transitioned into screenwriting and novel writing. One of his notable works is The Broadway Murders, a mystery novel originally published in 1929. The story is set in a Times Square nightclub during the Prohibition era and follows a former criminal lawyer accused of murder. His daughter, determined to prove his innocence, goes undercover as a singer to uncover the truth. Doherty's literary contributions span both fiction and non-fiction. In addition to The Broadway Murders, he authored novels such as Whispers (1920), The Rain Girl (1930), Shackled Cinderella (1932), and Sand Hog (1935). He also penned Gall and Honey: The Story of a Newspaperman (1941), reflecting his journalistic background. Later in life, Doherty focused on religious themes, writing biographies like Tumbleweed: A Biography of Catherine Doherty and Wisdom's Fool: A Biography of St. Louis de Montfort. In the film industry, Doherty contributed as a screenwriter to films such as The Past of Mary Holmes (1933), Under Pressure (1935), and The Fighting Sullivans (1944). He was married to Baroness Catherine de Hueck, with whom he co-founded the Madonna House Apostolate in 1947. He passed away in 1975.
Edward J. Doherty was a multifaceted American writer born in 1890 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career as a journalist and later transitioned into screenwriting and novel writing. One of his notable works is The Broadway Murders, a mystery novel originally published in 1929. The story is set...

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