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Fans of <i>The Great Gatsby</i>, Libba Bray's <i>The Diviners</i>, and <i>Bright Young Things</i> will be captivated by Janet Fox's Roaring Twenties tale.<br><br>Two girls. One gangster. A deadly secret.<br><br>When Josephine's father ships her off to live with her rich cousins on the glittering island of Manhattan, he says it's to find a husband. But Jo knows better--there's trouble brewing, and in 1925, all that glitters is not gold. Caught up in a swirl of her cousin's bobbed-hair set--and the men that court them--Jo soon realizes that this world of jazz and gangsters and their molls hides a nest of lies. But when she befriends the girlfriend of one of the most powerful and dangerous gangesters in town, Jo begins to uncover secrets--secrets that threaten an empire and could destroy everyone she loves. Jo is faced with a choice: hang on to her soul, or lose herself in the decade of decadence.