It's a fine mystery to be sure, but I wanted to know more about Lanie Price's family was she Harlem born-and-bred? Or did she move from the South? The North? How did she get the job she did? I had too many questions about the main character which is probably apt for a mystery novel but I didn't like it. I did not like that the author provided very little background on the characters, it's all about the mystery. Little is known about Queenie's past and Lanie is determined to dig into Queenie's history not just for a sensational story but to find a clue that can help Queenie. As hours pass after the kidnapping and no ransom note appears, more questions arise. One night she is at the Cinnamon Club, the nightclub where the famous "Black Orchid" singer Queenie Lovetree performs but that particular night, Queenie is kidnapped. Lanie Price is a 1920s Harlem society columnist for The Harlem Chronicle but previously she was a crime reporter. 'Well, I'll certainly have something to say about it. IQ "'You'll thank me later,' Jack-a-Lee said.
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