The King of Ragtime: 2 (Ragtime Mysteries, 2) - Softcover

Karp, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590585275 ISBN 13: 9781590585276

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2008

Synopsis

It's 1916 and time is running out for Scott Joplin. He's written a new musical drama and his young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer convinces him to try to get it published and producd by Irving Berlin. The next day, Niederhoffer finds Joplin in Berlin's office, crouched over the blood-soaked body of a young man. He hustles his teacher away, but they are seen leaving the building. Then Berlin denies receiving Joplin's play, Niederhoffer breaks cover and hires a hit man, and Niederhoffer's girlfriend, Birdie, is kidnapped. Can Joplin's original publisher John Stark and his daughter Nell clear the musician of charges? The King of Ragtime is second in Larry Karp's Ragtime Mysteries series, following The Ragtime Kid. Karp lives and writes in Seattle. www.larrykarp.com

About this title

About the Author

Larry Karp grew up in Paterson, NJ and New York City. He practiced perinatal medicine (high-risk pregnancy care) and wrote general nonfiction books and articles for 25 years, then, in 1995, he left medical work to begin a second career, writing mystery novels. The backgrounds and settings of Larry's mysteries reflect many of his interests, including musical antiques, medical-ethical issues, and ragtime music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590585275
• ISBN 13: 9781590585276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480