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New York in the Roaring Twenties—a riveting true-crime novel,
based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era,
where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth.
Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her
Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune
in jewels missing. Dot’s headline-making murder grips the city.
It also 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, closest confidante, and keeper of
secrets. 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. From Broadway’s
glittering lights to its sordid underbelly to the machinations of
the country’s most powerful men, Julia embarks on a quest for
justice. What she discovers, twist after breathtaking twist, might
be even more nefarious than murder.
New York in the Roaring Twenties—a riveting true-crime novel,
based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era,
where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth.
Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her
Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune
in jewels missing. Dot’s headline-making murder grips the city.
It also 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, closest confidante, and keeper of
secrets. 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. From Broadway’s
glittering lights to its sordid underbelly to the machinations of
the country’s most powerful men, Julia embarks on a quest for
justice. What she discovers, twist after breathtaking twist, might
be even more nefarious than murder.
Sara has invested years dutifully climbing the corporate ladder to
become head of PR at a major financial services company, but can't
shake the feeling she's not where she belongs. When her latest
boss, a wine-guzzling, drama-loving diva, finally drives her to the
brink, Sara seeks sanctuary in yoga-teacher training...only to
encounter an entirely different assortment of craziness and
calamity. Where in the OM Am I? is an irreverent, honest, and
hilarious memoir chronicling one woman's journey from the
fast-paced, cutthroat corporate world, to the slow-paced,
surprisingly catty, and sometimes perilous world of yoga. Along the
way, Sara confronts the harsh reality of working in a
male-dominated industry, the challenges of being a corporate
interloper in the yoga community, and the complexity of
interactions between women in both realms. As epic mishaps beget
personal revelations, Sara digs deep for the courage to forge a new
life for herself.
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