The first mystery in Susanna Calkins' captivating new series takes
readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920's
Chicago speakeasy.
Gina Ricci takes on a job as a cigarette girl to earn money for her
ailing father―and to prove to herself that she can hold her own at
Chicago's most notorious speakeasy, the Third Door. She's 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
photographer―all overseen by the club's imposing owner, Signora
Castallazzo. But the staff buzzes with whispers about Gina's
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, she's
determined to track down his killer. What secrets did Marty capture on
his camera―and who would do anything to destroy it? As Gina searches for
answers, she's pulled deeper into the shadowy truths hiding behind the
Third Door.