The first mystery in Susanna Calkinsβ captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920s Chicago speakeasy.
Gina Ricci takes on a job as a cigarette girl to earn money for her ailing fatherβand to prove to herself that she can hold her own at Chicagoβs most notorious speakeasy, the Third Door. Sheβs enchanted by the harsh, glamorous world she discovers: the sleek socialites sipping bootlegged cocktails, the rowdy ex-servicemen playing poker in a curtained back room, the flirtatious jazz pianist and the brooding photographerβall overseen by the clubβs imposing owner, Signora Castallazzo. But the staff buzzes with whispers about Ginaβs predecessor, who died under mysterious circumstances, and the photographer, Marty, warns her to be careful.
When Marty is brutally murdered, with Gina as the only witness, sheβs determined to track down his killer. What secrets did Marty capture on his cameraβand who would do anything to destroy it? As Gina searches for answers, sheβs pulled deeper into the shadowy truths hiding behind the Third Door.
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