Broadway Butterfly

A gripping true-crime story set in New York during the Roaring Twenties, where politics, power, and secrecy work together to conceal the truth about one of the most well-known unsolved killings of the time. 1923, Manhattan. Flamboyant flapper Dot King is discovered dead in her Midtown apartment, with a chloroform bottle next to her and a wealth in diamonds gone. Dot's murder, which made headlines, engulfs the city. It also pulls a number of justice seekers, parasites, and lovers into one of the most captivating mysteries in the city. Among them were Ella Bradford, the victim's closest confidante, Harlem maid, and secret keeper; heroic NYPD officer John D. Coughlin, fighting against city corruption; and Daily News crime reporter Julia Harpman, pursuing the story while navigating a male-dominated business. Adding to the already explosive mix were a sexy Broadway dancer, a politically connected Philadelphia socialite, an Atlantic City bootlegger, Dot's risky gigolo lover, and a cagey sugar daddy with his own secrets to protect. Julia sets out on a search for justice that takes her from Broadway's bright lights to its soiled underbelly to the schemes of the most powerful men in the nation. After one amazing twist after another, she uncovers something that may be even more sinister than murder.