One lethal shade of rouge. One cold glass of champagne.
Chicago, November 1924. For Kit Ashworth, walking back into the Drake Hotel is harder than facing down a gunman. Once a society darling, now a "fallen" secretary, she is invisible to her former friends—until society queen Vivian Merrick drops dead after a toast.
The police call it suicide to keep the peace. Kit smells murder.
Joined by her partner Paddy O’Malley, Kit uncovers a deadly link between the glittering Gold Coast and the Torrio gang’s ruthless expansion. With a corrupt detective blocking their path and the mob cleaning house, they must expose a killer who uses etiquette as a weapon.
In a city of secrets, they realize the most dangerous poison isn't in the glass—it's on the lips of the people you trust.
A gripping 1920s historical noir about secrets, survival, and the high price of silence.
