First Chapter Fun – Episode 353 – BROADWAY BUTTERFLY by Sara DiVello
Listen to bestselling, award-winning crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan read the description and opening pages of BROADWAY BUTTERFLY by Sara DiVello, which is available now!
About BROADWAY BUTTERFLY:
Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is found dead in her Midtown apartment, a bottle of chloroform beside her and a fortune in jewels missing. Dot’s headline-making murder grips the city. It also draws a clutch of lovers, parasites, and justice seekers into one of the city’s most mesmerizing mysteries.
Among them: Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman, chasing the story while navigating a male-dominated industry; righteous NYPD detective John D. Coughlin, struggling against city corruption; and Ella Bradford, the victim’s Harlem maid, closest confidante, and keeper of secrets. Adding fuel to the already volatile crime: a politically connected Philadelphia socialite, an Atlantic City bootlegger, Dot’s dicey gigolo lover, a sultry Broadway dancer, and a cagey sugar daddy guarding secrets of his own.
About the author:
Sara DiVello is a true crime writer and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author interview series and interactive Facebook group. Her book, Broadway Butterfly: A Thriller, was an Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Book, was a Vanity Fair recommended read, was selected by the CBS New York Book Club, and earned starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal.
For her weekly Mystery and Thriller Mavens live events, Sara has interviewed over 350 authors, ranging from the bestselling and world-renowned to the buzziest debuts. While creative and active on her own social media platforms, DiVello also serves as the director of social media strategy for the International Thriller Writers association.
Connect with Sara:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorsaradivello
Instagram: www.instagram.com/saradivello
Twitter/X: www.twitter.com/saradivello
Website: www.saradivello.com
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Hank & Hannah x
Note: read with the author's and publisher's permission