About the Book Henrietta Von Harmon works as a 26 girl at a corner bar on Chicago’s northwest side. It’s 1935, but things still aren’t looking up since the big crash and her father’s subsequent suicide, leaving Henrietta to care for her antagonistic mother and younger siblings. Henrietta is eventually persuaded to take a job as a taxi dancer at a local dance hall—and just when she’s beginning to enjoy herself, the floor matron turns up dead. When aloof Inspector Clive Howard appears on the … [Read more...] about Featured PermaFree eBook: A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox
Chase The Rabbit: Gretch Bayonne Action Adventure Series Book #1 by Steven M. Thomas
From the barrooms of New York City, to the movie studios of Hollywood, Steven M. Thomas has crafted a tale of intrigue that captures the early 1930’s as freelance writer Gretch “Bay” Bayonne attempts to unravel the mystery of why a dedicated family man would abandon his life for no apparent reason. Along the way he encounters movies stars, Nazis, and newspaper tycoons, and barters a banana for a mysterious gold key stolen by a runaway monkey on a walkway atop the magnificent dirigible Graf … [Read more...] about Chase The Rabbit: Gretch Bayonne Action Adventure Series Book #1 by Steven M. Thomas
Interview with Author – Steven M. Thomas
About Steven M. Thomas: Steven M. Thomas attended Webster College and graduated from Lindenwood College with a BA in Journalism. He played drums in various local bands and was in the thick of things during the punk rock/new wave explosion of the late seventies. Steven wrote articles for various publications as well as songs and lyrics. He is the author of the acclaimed autobiography "I WAS A DRUMMER SHE WAS A DANCER" and the follow up called "Drummer Dancer-The Lyrics." His latest book is … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Steven M. Thomas
The Abduction of Nelly Don by Patrice Williams Marks
Book Trailer: Copy & Paste URL into browser: Nelly.PatriceWilliamsMarks.com BASED ON A TRUE STORY. During the Great Depression, high profile kidnappings became more and more commonplace. On December 17, 1931, self-made millionaire fashion designer Nell Donnelly becomes the next casualty. Senator Reed, a family friend, steps in to lead the investigation. Impatient with ineffective police efforts, he is willing to go to extraordinary measures. How extraordinary? How about enlisting the … [Read more...] about The Abduction of Nelly Don by Patrice Williams Marks
Some Christmas Camouflage: A Short Story by Elisabeth Grace Foley
This book is bargain priced from 11/18/2013 until 11/30/2018 On a snowy December evening during the Great Depression, a high-spirited college student impulsively decides to do some spying on a quiet classmate--with unexpected results. A short story both funny and touching, in which mischief brings about a small Christmas miracle. "Some Christmas Camouflage" is a short story, approximately 9,400 words long. Targeted Age Group: All ages Book Price: $0.99 Link To Buy Bargain Book … [Read more...] about Some Christmas Camouflage: A Short Story by Elisabeth Grace Foley
Atlantic City Nazi by Charles Frankhauser
In the late 1930's when an Atlantic City showgirl lures a lonely young man into a German spy ring, a feigned romance is her bait that results in a tragedy of epic proportions. U-boats on long deployments were training for war along America's coastline operating in cahoots with German spies based in Atlantic City. Ruby was raised in a German youth camp. As a young woman, she lived on a farm near Atlantic City. She spent her summers at the beach during the 1930's. Ruby, like the gemstone, … [Read more...] about Atlantic City Nazi by Charles Frankhauser
Atlantic City Nazi by Charles Frankhauser
In the 1930's when a young man on the road with marginal musicians meets a showgirl, a feigned romance results in Ruby adding a strong arm to her U-boat booze delivery operation near Atlantic City. RC Franklin and his friend Harry Longleaf embark on a journey that involves them in petty crimes and leads to a tragedy of epic proportions in this historical fiction. Charles Frankhauser traveled with the Big Bands of the World War II era while his dad played the trumpet in many of the well known … [Read more...] about Atlantic City Nazi by Charles Frankhauser
