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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."… (altro)
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First Line: I think I fell in love with Arabella, though I'm not sure how one goes about falling for a corpse, or perhaps even a dream.
Lucille Prado knows something is wrong. She hasn't heard from her daughter in two weeks, so she asks private investigator J.C. "Carney" Brogan to find Alice. In no time at all, Carney identifies Alice as Arabella Germaine-- the ultimate flapper, a gorgeous blonde who moves in all the right circles and all the right parties. Unfortunately Arabella's body has turned up at the city morgue. Under the spell of the beautiful dead girl, Carney vows to find her killer from what turns out to be a very long list of suspects-- and some of those suspects are willing to kill to keep their secrets.
Living in a small apartment in Tin Pan Alley, Carney is an engaging young man who barely makes a living from being a private investigator. Throughout his investigation, he wonders if he knows what he's doing, if he understands what's really going on in the world around him, and this soul searching of his makes Carney a character we can all identify with. As much as I liked him, I did find Carney confusing from time to time. He comes from an underprivileged background and uses a lot of the current slang when he speaks, but he can also say things like "I don't speak elitism peppered with hedonistic euphemisms!" This may signal hidden depths to this character, and I'm rather hoping that Carney shows up in the 1930s book in this Death by the Decade series so I can learn more about him.
As Carney worked to narrow the list of suspects, the author brought New York City in the 1920s to life. I was reminded of classic detective fiction from that era as I read about the private eye with a heart of gold searching for the killer of a beautiful young girl who'd fallen for the hedonistic lifestyle of her rich and corrupt friends. Death of a Flapper is a good, solid start to a new mystery series. I look forward to reading more. ( )
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To my extended family and their love of reading– mysteries and much more.
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I think I fell in love with Arabella, though I’m not sure how one goes about falling for a corpse, or perhaps even a dream. In life she had been a beauty, spunky and proud — or so I heard deep in my investigation. In death, she still held that pizazz; and I found her features equally breathtaking despite the new pallor. I wished I had known her sooner, shared some of her vitality and zest for life. Now, all I could share was the sorrow her folks wore like a depressing pair of old shoes.
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“So?” the old man asked with an edgy glance. He felt the warm spring day burrow under his tough skin as acutely as I did. A hearty stroll to MacDugal’s over on Canal Street would help take some of that edge off. Maybe, we would find Woody Byrd on the way, and he could play us a little ditty to help buoy our comfortable mood. So, temporarily leaving my report on Angel’s life and death, I fished for the office key in my pants pocket. “You don’t have to ask me twice, Pops. Let’s go!”
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."
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Lucille Prado knows something is wrong. She hasn't heard from her daughter in two weeks, so she asks private investigator J.C. "Carney" Brogan to find Alice. In no time at all, Carney identifies Alice as Arabella Germaine-- the ultimate flapper, a gorgeous blonde who moves in all the right circles and all the right parties. Unfortunately Arabella's body has turned up at the city morgue. Under the spell of the beautiful dead girl, Carney vows to find her killer from what turns out to be a very long list of suspects-- and some of those suspects are willing to kill to keep their secrets.
Living in a small apartment in Tin Pan Alley, Carney is an engaging young man who barely makes a living from being a private investigator. Throughout his investigation, he wonders if he knows what he's doing, if he understands what's really going on in the world around him, and this soul searching of his makes Carney a character we can all identify with. As much as I liked him, I did find Carney confusing from time to time. He comes from an underprivileged background and uses a lot of the current slang when he speaks, but he can also say things like "I don't speak elitism peppered with hedonistic euphemisms!" This may signal hidden depths to this character, and I'm rather hoping that Carney shows up in the 1930s book in this Death by the Decade series so I can learn more about him.
As Carney worked to narrow the list of suspects, the author brought New York City in the 1920s to life. I was reminded of classic detective fiction from that era as I read about the private eye with a heart of gold searching for the killer of a beautiful young girl who'd fallen for the hedonistic lifestyle of her rich and corrupt friends. Death of a Flapper is a good, solid start to a new mystery series. I look forward to reading more. (