Murder Knocks Twice: A Mystery

✍ Scribed by Susanna Calkins

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

The first mystery in Susanna Calkins 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 fatherand to prove to herself that she can hold her own at Chicagos most notorious speakeasy, the Third Door. Shes 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 photographerall overseen by the clubs imposing owner, Signora Castallazzo. But the staff buzzes with whispers about Ginas 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, shes determined to track down his killer. What secrets did Marty capture on his cameraand who would do anything to destroy it? As Gina searches for answers, shes pulled deeper into the shadowy truths hiding behind the Third Door.