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SUMMARY È The Yankee Club A Jake and Laura Mystery #1 ✓ [Reading] ➿ The Yankee Club A Jake and Laura Mystery #1 ➶ Michael Murphy – Gym-apparel.co.uk 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—uncoverNkee Club a speakeasy dive in their old ueens 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 foreve. What a wild ride that was From an assassination attempt on Franklin Roosevelt to a plot to overthrow the government thwarted by mystery writer Jake Donovan and his childhood friends There were enough real people co mingled with the fictitious characters I found myself searching the internet to see what was real FDR Joseph Kennedy Cole Porter Ethel Merman Dashiell Hammett Lillian Hellman were all likely to rub shoulders with Jake Frankie Gino and Danny from the neighborhood There were so many plot twists and surprise saves it kept my heart pumpingI'm looking forward to the next adventure with Jake and Laura
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In Michael Murphy’s action packed Prohibition era Club A PDF #206 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 The Yankee Kindle 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 Yankee Club A P. Former private dick turned author Jake Donovan rides the rails to New York City looking to finish the final chapter of his latest mystery novel The Big Apple doesn’t hold fond memories for Jake it’s an unwelcome reminder of what he gave up to pursue his literary aspirations Home to his former girlfriend stage actor and the recently engaged Laura Wilson New York offers painful memories of a long lost loveWhile in town Jake decides to meet up with Mickey a fellow gumshoe and his old business partner It’s clear something has Mickey on edge but before Jake can pry it out of him Mickey is gunned down in cold blood Can Jake track down Mickey’s killer or is he next in line for the big sleepI received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewMichael Murphy pens a solid mystery that is rich in 1930s culture The crackling dialogue the prohibition era setting and the plot are in the same vein as a Hammett or Chandler whodunit I liked the addition of real life social heavyweights in the New York scene like Babe Ruth and Cole Porter and although I felt the main characters were a little thin the mystery played out well right up until the very endThe Yankee Club is the first in Murphy’s Jake Laura series with a second novel slotted for a January 2015 release from Random House imprint AlibiExpected Release Date August 12th 2014