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.
Book information
Genre
Detective and Crime, Mystery and Thriller
Length
1 hr 57 mins
Publish date
Jan 19, 2026
Language
English
About the Author
Daniel Pelfrey
Daniel Pelfrey writes thrillers, crime fiction, alternate history, and urban fantasy with a crime fiction twist. A former Air Force member and TSA employee who once dealt blackjack and substitute taught, Daniel draws on his diverse life experiences to craft character-driven narratives. When he's not building intricate story arcs from his home in Medora, North Dakota, he's busy being a reader himself—occasionally remembering there's a world outside his books.View all Audiobooks by Daniel Pelfrey
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