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<\/a>In 1920s Galveston, society reporter Jazz Cross is in for a surprise when she attends a traveling vaudeville show with her beau, Prohibition Agent James Burton, and sees an old flame in the production. That night, they find a stabbing victim behind the Oasis \u2014 her half-brother Sammy\u2019s speakeasy \u2014 who\u2019s identified as an actor in the troupe. When the victim disappears and later turns up dead, Jazz must help prove that Sammy wasn\u2019t the killer. After a second vaudeville actor is found dead, Jazz discovers that the events behind the scenes are much more interesting than the outdated acts onstage.<\/p>\nTo make matters worse, Sammy\u2019s old nemesis demands that he settle a score and forces him into yet another illegal scheme involving the troupe\u2019s money-making ventures. Can Jazz help solve the murders and prove her brother\u2019s innocence\u2014so he can get away from the Downtown Gang for good?
\nEllen Mansoor Collier<\/strong> is a Houston-based freelance magazine writer whose articles and essays have been published in several national magazines including: FAMILY CIRCLE, MODERN BRIDE, GLAMOUR, BIOGRAPHY, COSMOPOLITAN, COUNTRY ACCENTS, PLAYGIRL, etc. Several of her short stories have appeared in WOMAN’S WORLD. A flapper at heart, she\u2019s the owner of DECODAME, specializing in Deco to retro vintage items.<\/p>\n