The Bootlegger's Daughter

A Novel

De: Nadine Nettmann

Narrado por: Jesse Vilinsky, Allyson Ryan, Keong Sim

In Prohibition-era Los Angeles, two women on opposite sides of the law must take control of their lives, make their marks, and try to survive. Even if it means crossing the line.

It’s 1927. Letty Hart’s father is long gone, but his old winery provides a meager wage and a legal livelihood for selling sacramental wine. But when that contract goes bust, Letty stumbles upon a desperate option: her father’s hidden cellar—and enough liquor to tempt Letty to bootleg the secret stash. In an underworld dominated by merciless men, Letty is building an empire.

Officer Annabel Forman deserves to be the first female detective in the LAPD. But after two years on the force, she’s still consigned to clerical work and policing dance halls. When Annabel connects a series of unsolved murders to bootlegging, it’s a chance at a real investigation. Under the thumb of dismissive male superiors, Annabel is building her case.

As their formerly uncompromised morals erode, Letty and Annabel are on a collision course—and determined to prove they’re every bit as ruthless and strong-willed as the powers that be who want to take them down.

©2024 by Nadine Nettmann. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“The author is a certified sommelier who provides interesting detail on winemaking and Prohibition. A well-paced historical mystery with plenty of twists and an action-packed and surprising conclusion.”—Historical Novels Review

“History meets mystery meets feminist fiction in The Bootlegger’s Daughter. Utterly enthralling from the gripping first line to the wonderfully provocative last, Nadine Nettmann’s Prohibition-era page-turner features an ingenious premise and formidable cast of characters—especially the women, who are deftly portrayed with period accuracy and trailblazing fortitude, as much a product of their time as they are ahead of it.”—Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author

“With a pitch-perfect ear for time and place, Nadine Nettmann takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through Prohibition-era Los Angeles into a world full of danger and intrigue. Letty and Annabel are both strong characters and show what women were capable of during an era when so little was expected of them. I highly recommend The Bootlegger’s Daughter for book clubs and anyone who savors great writing and a window into history at the same time.”—Anita Abriel, internationally bestselling author of The Light After the War and The Life She Wanted

Fun, Thriller, Coming of Age

I enjoyed the historically accurate escapism this book provided me. It had strong female leads in the prohibition era. This was fun, at times suspenseful, and all around enjoyable quick read.

Fantastic Book

Very interesting story, vivid descriptions and settings, and engaging writing. The prohibition period makes for a fascinating story and the way multiple threads tie together is done very well.

Excellent writing, skilled passage from character to character. No political views “weaved” into the story line

Loved it all, excellent writing and pretty decent reading. there was nothing I didn’t like.

Suspense and twists

This story kept my attention from beginning to end. It had no lulls. Loved it.

Dad's lessons learned

Clever and nuanced story. i really enjoyed the great description being read via audio book. This would be beautiful to see depicted in a movie.

THE STORY ITSELF WAS INTERESTING

THE FEMALE NARRATOR WAS NOT GOOD. OVERALL THE NARRATORS, MALE AND FEMALE RUINED THE STORY

ENJOYABLE BUT AT TIMES A LITTLE SCATTERED (3.5 Stars)

I really enjoyed this one. It was part of Amazon First Reads and I’m glad that I took a chance with this author. I thought it was a debut novel because the plotting was a little scattered and there wasn’t much character development but I did really like the three POVs. I would read more from them. I like reading stories set in this time period so it was already starting off on a positive note for me.

Though scattered, the book does move at a good pace and I kept wanting to pick up the book and read more.

Really enjoyed Letty’s character. I liked how strong and determined she was though a little naive. I love a villain POV, so Raymond was definitely my favorite chapters to read. I was warm on the Forman chapters. It just felt kinda of flat sometimes. I admit my ignorance because I did not know there were women patrol officers in the 20s so that was an interesting fact to Google.

The ending was presented as a twist but you can honestly see the twist coming after the first few chapters. It didn’t bother me though. It ends like there could be a book two and I would read it.

Entertaining

I enjoyed it. I wasn’t wowed by all the narrators but it wasn’t overly distracting either.

Simple story well told

A Decent story line that’s well narrated with an interesting twist . Easy to listen to

Thee we narrators

One good thing that made this story good were the narrators. They were excellent. I liked the setting and history. The story worked despite all the plot holes. And there could have been better character development in order to accept the choices the characters were making. Had she done that, the twist at the end would have actually been surprising and plausible. I really wanted to like this given that by the time the twist ending came I was invested. But it was so mediocre and clunky I was truly disappointed. I’m glad I didn’t pay for this.