Downtown Strut An Edna Ferber Mystery Edna Ferber Mysteries Book 4 edition by Ed Ifkovic Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Manhattan, 1927 Edna Ferber prepares for “the Ferber season on Broadway.” On December 27, the musical adaptation of Show Boat by Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern opens. On December 28, The Royal Family, her comedy of manners written with George Kaufman, hits the stage despite Ethel Barrymore’s disapproval of the play’s depiction of “theatrical royalty.” But despite the excitement, Edna misses both opening nights. She has something else on her mind—murder.
Recently, Edna has been absorbed by the heady milieu of the Roaring Twenties’ Harlem Renaissance—the jazz clubs, the faddish dances, the frenzy—and the lively pulse of Broadway that entices talented young “Negroes” to push for mainstream recognition of black voices and talents.
Edna has also been mentoring some of these young writers and actors, including her housekeeeper’s son, Waters Turpin. And then there’s the boyishly handsome Roddy Parsons, a charismatic man most recently in the “Negro chorus” of Show Boat. But when Edna heads to Harlem to take Parsons to lunch, she discovers he’s been stabbed to death in his bed.
Who murdered Roddy? There are the writers who meet at Edna’s apartment, among them Bella Davenport, a beautiful vamp; Ellie Payne, a jazz singer; Freddy Holder, a rabble-rouser; and Lawson Hicks, Bella’s handsome boyfriend. There is also Jed Harris, the young producer of The Royal Family, a darling of the Broadway set, but a notoriously cruel man. Aided by Waters Turpin and his mother, as well as by poet Langston Hughes, Edna eschews theatrics to track down a dangerous and real killer.
Downtown Strut An Edna Ferber Mystery Edna Ferber Mysteries Book 4 edition by Ed Ifkovic Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
The year is 1927, and Manhattan is all the rage. At that time, New York City was the place to be. There are shows to see and people to meet all the time. Miss Edna Ferber, author of books and short stories, is a resident of Manhattan and has just come home from a trip to Philadelphia, where she was present at tryouts for a musical interpretation of her novel Show Boat; which was to open on Broadway in a few weeks. She decides to return to New York and get in a bit of rest and relaxation before opening night.Upon arrival, she finds her apartment filled with young people who are aspiring writers and friends of her housekeeper's son. Broadway is booming with new plays and people and actors who are becoming a part of the Roaring Twenties Harlem Renaissance and Revival; this includes the Jazz Clubs that are popping up bringing talented young `negroes' to get recognition for their music. Edna has been mentoring some of the young men and women who are part of this movement in her apartment as to writing and acting including her housekeeper's son, Waters Turpin. She meets Roddy Parsons, who has recently tried out for the `Negro Chorus' of Show Boat and is on her way to Harlem to take Roddy to lunch to discuss his career. When she arrives, she finds the dead body of Roddy Parsons, stabbed to death.
Who murdered Roddy? There are the writers who meet at Edna's apartment, among them Bella Davenport, a beautiful girl, who has eyes for all the boys; Ellie Payne, a jazz singer; Freddy Holder, a trouble maker of the first order; and Lawson Hicks, Bella's boyfriend. There is also Jed Harris, the young producer of The Royal Family, all of Broadway loves him but, he is a notoriously cruel man. With her housekeeper and son and the help of poet Langston Hughes, Edna sets out to find Roddy's killer. This is a fun read and many will be looking for the previous Edna Ferber mysteries. Edna is a fascinating character, who was never married but, could really write about families. In one of her books Dawn O'Hara the character of an Aunt stated: "Being an old maid was a great deal like death by drowning - a really delightful sensation when you ceased struggling."
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Downtown Strut An Edna Ferber Mystery Edna Ferber Mysteries Book 4 edition by Ed Ifkovic Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Downtown Strut, an Edna Ferber Mystery by Ed Ifkovic, is the fourth novel in this series. The fast-paced period mystery showcases life in New York City in the late 1920’s.
It was a dynamic time of creativity with Broadway in full swing. The author recreated an atmosphere of time and place for readers; the exciting lifestyles of the rich and famous as well as the struggles of those who were on the outside. It was very much a time when there was a large chasm between those who had and those who did not.
The author was adept at mixing real people with a cast of characters that intertwined nicely to tell a tale of a time that we had heard about, but probably had not known in such detail. The gritty streets and low rent apartments sharply contrast with the lifestyle of the mentor (Edna Ferber) of the young people. The inhumane treatment of the “Negroes” by a brash young producer provided a sickening example as to the struggle the young artists had to endure in order to make it in the arts.
Downtown Strut provides a wonderful opportunity to read about an unlikely and surprising sleuth from an unexpected viewpoint. This book is highly recommended if you are looking for something new and surprisingly different.
This review was based on a complimentary copy of Downtown Strut provided by Poisoned Pen Press.
Downtown Strut An Edna Ferber Novel
Ed Ifkovic
Poisoned Pen, Aug 6 2013, $24.95
ISBN 9781464201554
In 1927 Manhattan, playwright Edna Ferber knows this is her season as she has two productions opening on wintry Broadway. Just after Christmas, Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern have provided a musical version of Show Boat; the following night Jed Harris' production of her collaboration with George Kauffman, The Royal Family opens in spite of the potential law suit by raging Ethel Barrymore.
Through Waters Turpin, the teenage son of her black housekeeper, Ferber has met several talented black writers and performers who are keys to the Harlem Renaissance; she helps them break the previously white only ceiling. When she finds the corpse of Roddy Parsons, who she got a part in the Show Boat chorus, in his Harlem apartment, Ferber connects the deceased young man with Harris, who denies knowing him or any other of the black artists. Ferber soon uncovers proof that many of the Negros involved in the Harlem Renaissance detested Harris and Parsons, but not which one's venom led to murder.
The latest Edna Ferber historical amateur sleuth (see Escape Artist and Make Believe) is an enjoyable period piece that brings to life New York City in late December 1927. The whodunit is fun and the look into the Harlem Renaissance and the Ferber Broadway season engaging with tidbits like Show Boat's Negro Chorus breaking a glass ceiling of whites only. Although the relationship between Ferber and Harris becomes confusing as she bounces back and forth between attraction and loathing (which seems real but difficult to follow), readers will appreciate this 1920s mystery.
Harriet Klausner
The year is 1927, and Manhattan is all the rage. At that time, New York City was the place to be. There are shows to see and people to meet all the time. Miss Edna Ferber, author of books and short stories, is a resident of Manhattan and has just come home from a trip to Philadelphia, where she was present at tryouts for a musical interpretation of her novel Show Boat; which was to open on Broadway in a few weeks. She decides to return to New York and get in a bit of rest and relaxation before opening night.
Upon arrival, she finds her apartment filled with young people who are aspiring writers and friends of her housekeeper's son. Broadway is booming with new plays and people and actors who are becoming a part of the Roaring Twenties Harlem Renaissance and Revival; this includes the Jazz Clubs that are popping up bringing talented young `negroes' to get recognition for their music. Edna has been mentoring some of the young men and women who are part of this movement in her apartment as to writing and acting including her housekeeper's son, Waters Turpin. She meets Roddy Parsons, who has recently tried out for the `Negro Chorus' of Show Boat and is on her way to Harlem to take Roddy to lunch to discuss his career. When she arrives, she finds the dead body of Roddy Parsons, stabbed to death.
Who murdered Roddy? There are the writers who meet at Edna's apartment, among them Bella Davenport, a beautiful girl, who has eyes for all the boys; Ellie Payne, a jazz singer; Freddy Holder, a trouble maker of the first order; and Lawson Hicks, Bella's boyfriend. There is also Jed Harris, the young producer of The Royal Family, all of Broadway loves him but, he is a notoriously cruel man. With her housekeeper and son and the help of poet Langston Hughes, Edna sets out to find Roddy's killer. This is a fun read and many will be looking for the previous Edna Ferber mysteries. Edna is a fascinating character, who was never married but, could really write about families. In one of her books Dawn O'Hara the character of an Aunt stated "Being an old maid was a great deal like death by drowning - a really delightful sensation when you ceased struggling."
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