Jill Shure's new novel, Night Jazz (Writers Club Press, March 2001), is best described as The Great Gatsby-meets-Somewhere In Time. The mysterious disappearance of her brother sends successful ad executive, Jeri Devlin, to New York to find him. During her first night in The Big Apple, a strange event transports Jeri back seventy years to a magical time when the black cloud of the Great Depression was just beginning to descend over America, dulling the glitter of high fashion, sultry speakeasies and unimaginable wealth. Until she discovers how to return to her own time, Jeri must adapt quickly to her new world if she is to survive. Jeri absorbs every bit of 1929 including unlawful booze to Broadway shows. The search for her brother -- from smoky speakeasies to lush mansions -- leads her to a mysterious and handsome gangster and to the happiness she has longed for her whole life.

"I have always been fascinated with the contrast between the glamour of the late 1920's and the catastrophic events leading up to the Great Depression," says Shure. "Times are not so different today." Shure takes the reader on an unforgettable ride back to a time where Flapper dresses dominated the fashion scene and gangsters pulled up to speakeasies in their swanky Dusenbergs. Get ready for a fascinating read that will transport you back to 1929!

Jill Shure has written numerous novels from Young Adult to a psychological suspense thriller. Her first script, The Levys' Tomb was optioned by a 20th Century Fox executive. With her third script, she became a finalist in both The Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Competition and twice in the Academy of Motion Pictures' Nicholl Fellowship. Jill studied screenwriting at UCLA and shortly after, performed in a professional production of the play, Rediscovering Dorothy Parker and James Thurber. This play inspired her to write Night Jazz. Along with her writings, Jill is an avid supporter of animal rights and is a benefactor to the The Humane Society.

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