On New Year's Eve, 1929, Millie and everyone else at New Orleans' Cloak and Dagger club is preparing to usher in a new decade. The Cloak and Dagger is a swinging speakeasy located in the French Quarter and frequented by the rich and famous, and they all come to the club to watch its star performer, Marion, the boy in the red dress. Millie's aunt had to absent herself at the last moment, leaving Millie in charge. And Millie plans on ensuring that everything runs smoothly.
Marion has legions of fans, and some are more persistent than others. That night, when a beautiful young woman comes in the Cloak and Dagger with a photo of Marion and starts asking questions, Millie is concerned she might be one of those fans who doesn't leave Marion alone. Unfortunately, the woman is soon found dead in the club's courtyard, and Marion is the prime suspect. Millie knows Marion would not hurt a fly, but local law enforcement agents believe he's guilty.
With Marion on the run (but not too far away, hiding in the Cloak and Dagger), Millie begins her own investigation of who the young woman was, what it is she was after, and who had a reason to kill her. But dangers abound, and time is running out to prove Marion innocent. Can Millie discover who is behind the murder and save her friend, her family, and the club she loves before it is too late?
The Boy in the Red Dress is a great mystery, with realistic characters in an historical period that is often not well known by readers. Fans of whodunit will enjoy this read, and will cheer for Marion to be found innocent.
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