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The Yankee Club (A Jake and Laura Mystery, #1)

Michael Murphy

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Jun 19, 2014 Barb rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, e-book, series-firsts

Set in NYC in 1933, this book reminds me of the Sam Spade and Mickey Spillane books. Lots of dames, speakeasies, fistfights, men with questionable backgrounds and more of the classic noir elements. Once I got into the story, I had a hard time putting the book down, although the namedropping -- Cole Porter, Joe Kennedy, Babe Ruth, to name a few -- made the believability issue a little harder to accept. That said, I would definitely read another book about Jake and his exploits if this becomes the ...more

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Apr 30, 2014 Connie N. rated it liked it

Shelves: crime, detective, new-york, 1930-s, moon-on-cover, star-on-cover, monument-on-cover, net-galley-done

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first Michael Murphy book, and I'm a little torn about my reaction to this book, hence the 3-star rating. It's definitely outside my usual genre, but it was interesting. I liked the setting of 1930's NYC, where women were "dolls" and "dames," and men always wore suits and ties, even when battling crime. The mystery was quite interesting, although I had to look up some U.S. presidential history to rem ...more

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Jul 21, 2015 Lori rated it liked it

Ok first, there are some pretty cheesy parts to the story. However, I still really enjoyed it. I loved the time period, I loved the characters. Great book.

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