3.0
The Yankee Club
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In Michael Murphy’s action-packed Prohibition-era novel of suspense, a mystery writer returns to the bright lights and dark alleys of New York City—uncovering a criminal conspiracy of terrifying proportions.
In 1933, America is at a crossroads: Prohibition will soon be history, organized crime is rampant, and President Roosevelt promises to combat the Great Depression with a New Deal. In these uncertain times, former-Pinkerton-detective-turned-bestselling-author Jake Donovan is beckoned home to Manhattan. He has made good money as the creator of dashing gumshoe Blackie Doyle, but the price of success was Laura Wilson, the woman he left behind. Now a Broadway star, Laura is engaged to a millionaire banker—and waltzing into a dangerous trap.
Before Jake can win Laura back, he’s nearly killed—and his former partner is shot dead—after a visit to the Yankee Club, a speakeasy dive in their old Queens neighborhood. Suddenly Jake and Laura are plunged into a conspiracy that runs afoul of gangsters, sweeping from New York’s private clubs to the halls of corporate power and to the White House itself. Brushing shoulders with the likes of Dashiell Hammett, Cole Porter, and Babe Ruth, Jake struggles to expose an inconspicuous organization hidden in plain sight, one determined to undermine the president and change the country forever.
Praise for The Yankee Club
“Glittering with a hint of Nick and Nora, Michael Murphy’s 1930s Manhattan provides a witty setting for murder and mayhem.”—Mary Daheim, bestselling author of The Alpine Yeoman
In 1933, America is at a crossroads: Prohibition will soon be history, organized crime is rampant, and President Roosevelt promises to combat the Great Depression with a New Deal. In these uncertain times, former-Pinkerton-detective-turned-bestselling-author Jake Donovan is beckoned home to Manhattan. He has made good money as the creator of dashing gumshoe Blackie Doyle, but the price of success was Laura Wilson, the woman he left behind. Now a Broadway star, Laura is engaged to a millionaire banker—and waltzing into a dangerous trap.
Before Jake can win Laura back, he’s nearly killed—and his former partner is shot dead—after a visit to the Yankee Club, a speakeasy dive in their old Queens neighborhood. Suddenly Jake and Laura are plunged into a conspiracy that runs afoul of gangsters, sweeping from New York’s private clubs to the halls of corporate power and to the White House itself. Brushing shoulders with the likes of Dashiell Hammett, Cole Porter, and Babe Ruth, Jake struggles to expose an inconspicuous organization hidden in plain sight, one determined to undermine the president and change the country forever.
Praise for The Yankee Club
“Glittering with a hint of Nick and Nora, Michael Murphy’s 1930s Manhattan provides a witty setting for murder and mayhem.”—Mary Daheim, bestselling author of The Alpine Yeoman
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3.0
“This was just a meh for me. I didn't find the storyline that compelling, I certainly didn't care about the mooning about over the girl who got away, and I felt like above all, this book was an opportunity for the author to bring to life real people and reimagine real events. I don't particularly care about Cole Porter or Mae West or any of the other real life people who populated this book, and I certainly don't care about the reimagining of how some of Cole Porter's songs were thought up. I guess, I just felt like this was someone's pet project, an indulgence, rather than a book that was written for others to enjoy. Now, I could be in the minority here, and probably am, since Murphy's on book 3 now, but this just didn't work for me.”
“I received this book from Netgalley to review.
Jack Donovan has come back to New York to finish the last chapter in his detective novel. It's 1933 and the Depression is in full swing. Jack is an ex-detective turned writer and has been living in Florida since running from New York after being rejected from the the love of his life, Laura, a Broadway actress. But coming back feels like a mistake. He nearly gets killed, his old partner is shot dead and his love is engaged. Now he is involved with trying to solve his friends murder but it is becoming more complicated and it involves President Roosevelt and his attempted assassination. This is real detective story that should not be missed. A great read.”
About Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy is a full-time writer and part-time urban chicken rancher. He lives in Arizona with his wife of more than forty years and the four children they adopted this past year. He’s active in several local writers’ groups and conducts novel-writing workshops at bookstores and libraries. His next Jake & Laura mystery, All That Glitters, will be published by Alibi in January 2015.
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