<p>In 1920s Galveston, society reporter Jazz Cross is in for a surprise when she attends a traveling vaudeville show with her beau, Prohibition Agent James Burton, and discovers that an old flame acts in the production. That night, they find a stabbing victim behind the Oasis - her half-brother Sammy&#39;s speakeasy - who&#39;s identified as an actor in the troupe. When the victim disappears and later turns up dead, Jazz must help prove that Sammy wasn&#39;t the killer. After a second vaudeville actor is found murdered, Jazz discovers that the events behind the scenes are much more interesting than the outdated acts onstage. To make matters worse, Sammy&#39;s old nemesis demands that he settles a score and forces him into yet another illegal scheme involving the troupe&#39;s money-making ventures. Can Jazz help solve the murders and prove her brother&#39;s innocence-so he can escape the Downtown Gang for good? A historical Jazz Age mystery inspired by real-life Galveston gangs and local landmarks.</p>