Tasting the Apple: Women with steely determination persevere in this atmospheric historical fiction saga.A young widow on the edge. A policeman back from the dead. Together, can they take down the city's most notorious bootlegger? In a city of bootleggers and crime, one woman must rely on a long-dead lawman to hunt down justice… Philadelphia, 1925. With a son to raise and boarders to feed, Maggie Barnes is at her wit's end. But when a criminal element infiltrates the police force, the single mother puts her cares aside to help. As she tries to dig up dirt on bootlegger mastermind Mickey Duffy, Maggie realizes she can't take on the case alone. Inspector Frank Geyer used to patrol the streets of Philadelphia before Maggie was born. As he attempts to clean up crime from beyond the grave, the spirit uses his Victorian sensibilities to fight back against lawbreakers. But with corruption throughout the police force, can the phantom informant save his city and Maggie’s livelihood? With the roof leaking and the lawlessness spiraling, Maggie and Frank have one chance to take down a criminal and prevent the unthinkable. Tasting the Apple is the second thrilling book in The Bootleggers' Chronicles historical mystery series. If you like strong female characters, stories inspired by actual history, and a touch of the paranormal, then you'll love Sherilyn Decter’s tale of temptation and corruption. Buy Tasting the Apple to experience the dark side of the Roaring Twenties today! |
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... talking to the fella with the flasks under his coat? They've been caught in the cone of the street light. Two bits a drink, bub, two bits a drink. Look closer. Whaddaya see? A criminal? Two criminals? Fear? Greed? Philadelphia. 1926 ...
... talk about Mickey. Let's talk about you. Tell me, how's that kid of yours?” Maggie gives her friend's arm a squeeze. You'd never guess from Edith's beautiful face that there was a world of hurt going on. Maggie has no idea how Edith ...
... the back of the house. You're the star, doll. Poor Hilda merely looks after the props.” The gals sip their beverages, each drink offering a different kind of pick-meup. I wonder how Edith would react if I started talking 14 SHERILYN DECTER.
... talking about what I think is the real back and front of the house in the current Duffy production: Edith's sophisticated and well-mannered world compared with the violent, sordid life of Mickey's that makes it all possible. It doesn't ...
... talking to men in corners.” “Ah, sweetie. I thought you two were going away together. You know, for a little sun, a little romance?” “Oh, we did go away. I thought we'd sit on the beach, hold hands, watch the sun set and drink rum punch ...