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In a city of new money and old secrets, how much danger is the truth worth?
Arthur Somers Roche’s Find the Woman follows a young woman pursuing truth and justice in Jazz-Age New York. A puzzle demands an answer, and someone must be found. Her search puts her at risk in a restless city where glamour and danger share the same streets.
Newspapers, nightclubs, and ambition form the backdrop to this brisk mystery. The title draws on an old detective saying that places a woman at the center of a crime. Roche brings truth, ambition, and justice into tension, with short scenes and chapters that keep the search moving.
What you’ll discover
- A dangerous search Follow a young woman whose pursuit of truth puts her own safety at stake.
- The restless city Enter a New York of newspapers, nightclubs, new money, and secrets beneath the glamour.
- Ambition meets justice Explore the tension between getting ahead, finding answers, and seeking what is right.
- A familiar detective idea Discover a mystery shaped by the saying that places a woman behind a crime.
- Suspense that moves Stay with short scenes and clear stakes that draw you into the next chapter.
Who will love it
Readers who enjoy Jazz-Age New York, spirited heroines, cabaret nights, quick dialogue and a murder mystery with a romantic thread will find this book a lively companion.
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- A Maine girl takes Broadway by storm
- A poker game ends in a brawl
- A talent agent locks the door
- The papers print a murder, and she runs
- A job, a painter, and a familiar name
- A glittering party and a hidden trap
- A bluff, an opera, and a deal that saves her
- Ambition, scandal and the nerve of youth
- How the story keeps you turning pages
Who’s who
- Clancy DeaneA twenty-year-old typist from Zenith, Maine, who takes the name Florine Ladue and wants a film career and a rich future in New York.
- David RandallA big, blushing young broker from Ohio who drives Clancy home on her first night and falls for her quickly.
- Sophie CareyA celebrated painter in Greenwich Village who befriends Clancy, finds her a job, and is tied to an unreliable husband.
- Philip VanderventA rich, shy assistant district attorney in charge of the Beiner case, who finds himself drawn to the girl he is hunting.
- Judge WalbroughA retired judge with a booming wit and a clever legal mind, who becomes Clancy's lawyer and protector alongside his wife.
- Morris BeinerA bald, cigar-chewing theatrical agent who promises to get Clancy into the movies and wants something in return.
- SpoffordA stout detective with a dyed mustache who hunts the woman on the fire escape and wants a famous case for his own agency.
- Fay MarstonA cheerful blonde Broadway girl who introduces Clancy to nightlife, with a secret marriage to a card cheat.
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Cherchez la femme
by Arthur Somers Roche · 1921
A Maine girl takes a stage name in New York, and within days police hunt a woman who matches her description.
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One week in New York can change a whole life. In the winter of 1920, Clancy Deane, a twenty-year-old typist from a Maine fishing town, spends her small inheritance on a one-way trip to the city of her dreams.
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A Maine girl takes Broadway by storm
Clancy Deane rides up Fifth Avenue and decides that clothes are all she lacks. Two days ago she was typing in Zenith, Maine. Now she carries her inheritance and a card from a singer she once nursed, introducing a friend called Florine Ladue to a theatrical agent. Clancy chooses that name to make famous.
She takes a room at the Napoli, a hotel near Times Square run by a cheerful landlady. Before she unpacks, a loud blonde named Fay Marston invites her to a cabaret dinner dance. Clancy enjoys turtle soup and is called Florine by everyone.
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What is Find the Woman by Arthur Somers Roche about?
It follows Clancy Deane, a young typist from Maine who moves to New York hoping to work in the movies. Within days she is mixed up with a poker swindle, a crooked agent and a murder, and she hides to avoid arrest.
Who is Florine Ladue in Find the Woman?
Florine Ladue is the stage name Clancy Deane takes when she reaches New York. It is also the name on the card of introduction found in the dead agent's office, so the police treat it as the key to the woman they want.
When was Find the Woman written and where is it set?
It is a work of fiction set in New York in the winter of 1920, during the early Jazz Age and Prohibition. It moves between Broadway, Greenwich Village, Park Avenue and a snowy country house, all drawn from the period.
The author
Arthur Somers Roche
1883–1935 · American mystery writer
Arthur Somers Roche (1883–1935) was an American writer born in Boston, Massachusetts. He wrote novels and short stories in the early twentieth century, including mystery fiction. His books include Find the Woman. He lived in the United States and worked as a lawyer before becoming a writer.
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