Never Try to Catch a Falling Knife - (A Lizzie Crane Mystery) by Skye Alexander (Paperback)

About the Book

As jazz performer Lizzie Crane delves into her slain colleague's mysterious past, she discovers secrets worth killing to protect and risks her own life in the process.

Book Synopsis

In the summer of 1925, ambitious and beautiful New York jazz performer Lizzie Crane and her troupe land a plum job that could give them their big career break: a week-long engagement celebration for the daughter of a wealthy (and shady) industrialist to a Russian count. But Lizzie barely has time to enjoy her good luck--which includes the amorous attentions of the heir to her employer's vast fortune--before the group's saxophonist is stabbed to death. The local police suspect her and her musician friends and place them under house arrest, where they're at the mercy of the very people who have the most to lose if the murder is solved. As Lizzie delves into her slain colleague's mysterious past, she discovers secrets worth killing to protect and risks her own life in the process.

Review Quotes

"A delightful mix of mystery, romance, and the Roaring Twenties set against the background of the idle rich of coastal New England during Prohibition. In actress and singer Lizzie Crane, Alexander has created a refreshing heroine, whose charm and keen understanding of human nature make her an amateur sleuth to watch. Highly recommended." -- Paula Munier, USA Today bestselling author of the Mercy Carr series

"In Never Try to Catch a Falling Knife, the first Lizzie Crane mystery, Skye Alexander entertains with this intriguing Prohibition-era story set among the wealthy on the Massachusetts coast. Entertainer Lizzie Crane is a forthright amateur sleuth with dreams of snagging a rich man--but only on her own terms. Alexander brings the period to life with a twisting tale of murder and desperation that will satisfy any fan of historical mystery." -- Edith Maxwell, Agatha-winning author of the Quaker Midwife Mysteries

"Alexander's protagonist, Lizzie Crane, is a ball of fire. You'll love her talent, her courage, and her clothes, as she takes on the gentry to solve a murder they'd rather stayed hidden." -- Kate Flora, award-winning author of A World of Deceit

"An intricate tale of murder in the rarefied world of Boston's North Shore elite." -- Susan Oleksiw, author of Below the Tree Line