Murder in the Gilded Cage

A murder among wealthy Americans in glamorous, pre-revolutionary Havana sets off a twisting investigation full of secrets, suspects, and Jazz Age atmosphere. Samuel Spewack, a journalist and playwright, brings sharp dialogue and brisk plotting to a stylish mystery set against an exotic tropical backdrop. Full of intrigue and period color, the novel delivers the entertaining pleasures of the classic 1920s whodunit. A lively and atmospheric example of Golden Age crime fiction, Murder in the Gilded Cage offers a diverting puzzle wrapped in the glamour and danger of the wealthy set abroad in the closing years of the Roaring Twenties.