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You Might As Well Die (2011)

by J.J. Murphy(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0451235320 (ISBN13: 9780451235329)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Signet

series

An Algonquin Round Table Mystery

review 1: This is the second in the Algonquin Roundtable Mystery series featuring poet Dorothy Parker and writer Robert Benchley. Second-rate illustrator Ernie MacGuffin slips a suicide note in Dorothy's purse that leads the amateur sleuth to the scene of his death on the Brooklyn Bridge. Dorothy is full of remorse that she didn't arrive in time to prevent his death. Along with Benchley, Dorothy agrees to write an article about the deceased for the fledgling New Yorker magazine. When Dorothy begins to doubt that Ernie is dead, hijinks ensue, Dorothy enlists the help of Houdini, and all are pursued by gangster Micky Finn. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy the chase.
review 2: A small-time illustrator asks Dorothy Parker not to open his note until after midnight. When she ... moredoes, she finds a suicide note, and it's too late to save him from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. Asked to write a story about the illustrator for the yet unpublished new magazine that Harold Ross is starting, Dotty agrees, because she needs the money to pay off her speakeasy bill. Complications, as they say, ensure, including appearances by Houdini and Harpo Marx. less

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