Teetotaled a mystery

After her philandering husband died and left her penniless in Prohibition-era New York, Lola Woodby escaped with her Swedish cook to the only place she could--her deceased husband's secret love nest in the middle of Manhattan. Her only comforts were chocolate cake, dime store detective novels, and t...

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Main Author: Chance, Maia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Minotaur Books, 2017.
Series:Chance, Maia. Discreet Retrieval Agency mysteries ; 2.
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