-Charming characters, a cross-Atlantic setting, jazz, cocktails, sex and a brilliant murder mystery. You couldn-t ask for more! I loved it- Harriet Tyce-This is a cracker. A thoroughly absorbing and thought-provoking historical crime novel that oozes glamour- Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Last Act of Love-An engrossing read- Guardian-Hare-s well-crafted second novel oozes glamour . . . Did someone mention Agatha Christie? Yes, but with the bonus of subtle reflections on race and class- Observer* * *London, 1936Lena Aldridge is wondering if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn-t worked out. Instead, she-s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho and her married lover has just left her. She has nothing to look forward to until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York.After a murder at the club, the timing couldn-t be better and Lena jumps at the chan
