Welcome to Litsy!

The first mystery in Susanna Calkins� captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920's Chicago speakeasy. Gina Ricci takes on a job as a cigarette girl to earn money for her ailing father�and to prove to herself that she can hold her own at Chicago�s most notorious speakeasy, the Third Door. She�s enchanted by the harsh, glamorous world she discovers: the sleek socialites sipping bootlegged cocktails, the rowdy ex-servicemen playing poker in a curtained back room, the flirtatious jazz pianist and the brooding photographer�all overseen by the club�s imposing owner, Signora Castallazzo. But the staff buzzes with whispers about Gina�s predecessor, who died under mysterious circumstances, and the photographer, Marty, warns her to be careful. When Marty is brutally murdered, with Gina as the only witness, she�s determined to track down his killer. What secrets did Marty capture on his camera�and who would do anything to destroy it? As Gina searches for answers, she�s pulled deeper into the shadowy truths hiding behind the Third Door.