Larry Karp
The King of Ragtime
The King of Ragtime is Karp’s second mystery featuring Scott Joplin. Following The Ragtime Kid, set in 1899 in Sedalia,…
The Ragtime Kid
In 1898, when Brun Campbell hears Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag,” the 15-year-old piano enthusiast has just one goal:…
First, Do No Harm
Homefront Hobart, New Jersey during World War II and modern New York share the setting for this troubling tale of…
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