When
you hear the word Prohibition, images of Flappers, gangsters and jazz. But
there was also a lot of mystery in the Roaring 20s. Today we get a chance to
see how the ghost of a policeman helps a widow deal with criminal elements.
Author
Sherilyn Decter is visiting today to share her latest release, TASTING
THE APPLE, the second installment in her Bootleggers’ Chronicles. She
also has an exciting giveaway she’s hosting for the tour. Be sure to check it
out at the end of the post.
A young widow on the edge. A policeman back from the dead.
Together, can they take down the city’s most notorious bootlegger?
Philadelphia, 1925.
With a son to raise and boarders to feed, Maggie Barnes is at her wit’s end.
But when a criminal element infiltrates the police force, the single mother
puts her cares aside to help. As she tries to dig up dirt on bootlegger
mastermind Mickey Duffey, Maggie realizes she can’t take on the case alone…
Inspector Frank
Geyer used to patrol the streets of Philadelphia before Maggie was born. As he
attempts to clean up crime from beyond the grave, the spirit uses his Victorian
sensibilities to fight back against lawbreakers. But with corruption throughout
the police force, can the phantom informant save his city and Maggie’s
livelihood?
With the roof
leaking and the lawlessness spiraling, Maggie and Frank have one chance to take
down a criminal and prevent the unthinkable…
Check out
TASTING THE APPLE on Amazon.
Those
readers that aren’t familiar with the author, here’s some background
information on her.
The
Roaring Twenties and Prohibition were a fantasy land, coming right after the
horrors and social upheaval of World War I. Even a century later, it all seems
so exotic.
Women got
the vote, started working outside the home, and (horrors!) smoked and drank in
public places. They even went on unchaperoned dates (gasp)! Corsets were thrown
into the back of the closets, and shoes were discovered to be an addictive
fashion accessory after hemlines started to rise. And thanks to Prohibition,
suddenly it was fashionable to break the law. The music was made in America-
ragtime, delta blues, and of course jazz. Cocktails were created to hide the
taste of the bathtub gin. Flappers were dancing, beads and fringes flying.
Fedoras were tipped. And everyone was riding around in automobiles (aka struggle
buggies and I leave it to your imagination why- wink.)
Bootleggers’
Chronicles grew out of that fascination. Writing as Sherilyn Decter, I will
eventually have a series of historical crime fiction novels dealing with the
bootleggers, gangsters, flappers, and general lawlessness that defined
Prohibition. The Bootlegger blog rose out of all the research that I’ve been
doing about this incredible era.
Growing
up on the prairies and living next to the ocean, I am a creature of endless
horizons. Writing allows me to discover what’s just over the next one. My
husband and I have three amazing daughters, a spoiled grandson, and two bad
dogs.
Sherilyn
Decter is enthralled with the flashing flappers and dangerous bootleggers from
the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition. Through meticulous research, that lawless
era is brought to life. Living in a century-old house, maybe the creaking pipes
whisper stories in her ear.
To get
the inside skinny on the Bootlegger’s Chronicles, you can reach Sherilyn at the
following links:
Author
Sherilyn Decter is giving away an autographed paperback copy of TASTING
THE APPLE and INNOCENCE LOST. Click on the Rafflecopter widget below
and follow the instruction to enter. If you can’t see the widget, just click HERE.
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for stopping by today. Be sure to comment on the post and enter to win your
copy of this intriguing tale. What do you think of when you hear the word
Prohibition?
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