Join true crime author Sara DiVello as she reads from her new novel Broadway Butterfly: A Thriller.
About the Book
New York in the Roaring Twenties―a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era, where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth.
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.
From Broadway’s glittering lights to its sordid underbelly to the machinations of the country’s most powerful men, Julia embarks on a quest for justice. What she discovers, twist after breathtaking twist, might be even more nefarious than murder.
About the Author
Sara DiVello is a mystery writer and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author series. Her next book, "Broadway Butterfly: A Thriller," comes out August 1, 2023 .
For her Mavens series, Sara has interviewed more than 300 authors, ranging from the bestselling and world-renowned (Dean Koontz, Patricia Cornwell, Walter Mosley, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tamron Hall, S.A. Cosby, Karin Slaughter, Ruth Ware, Lisa Unger, and many more) to the buzziest debuts.
Sara loves connecting with fellow mystery-lovers on her social media platforms. She also serves as the director of social media strategy for the International Thriller Writers association.
Her articles have been published in Marie Claire, Elle, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and Woman’s Day, among others. In her spare time, she loves to teach yoga, cook (and eat!), garden, and go for leisurely walks with her husband and their beloved rescue mutt, Pelu.
Sara’s first book, "Where in the OM Am I?" was the NIEA-winner, selected by SHAPE Magazine as a best book, and named a must-read for anyone considering a career change by Working Mother. Kirkus praised her as a “…fresh…sympathetic voice…hilarious.”
Learn more at her website: https://www.saradivello.com/
Sara also created the Mystery and Thriller Mavens Facebook Group, where readers can participate in interviews, enter giveaways, and dish about their latest reads. All are welcome. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mysteryandthrillermavens