In the smoky, jazz-filled streets of 1930s Harlem, private investigators Eugene Lefkowitz and Paddy Murphy find themselves tangled in a web of danger, deceit, and music. Tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, who has mysteriously vanished days before a major performance, the duo is thrust into the shadows of Harlem’s underworld.
As their search unfolds, they cross paths with notorious gangsters, including Lucky Luciano and Nicky ‘Diamonds’ DeSalvo, and navigate the blurred lines between justice and survival. With secrets buried in the Cotton Club, whispers of betrayal in dark alleys, and rival gangs vying for control, Eugene and Paddy must uncover the truth before they become another casualty of Harlem's dangerous game.
Full of sharp dialogue, rich atmosphere, and 1930s grit, The Missing Songbird is a noir thriller that captures the vibrant yet treacherous heartbeat of an era where music could soothe the soul, but power and corruption could silence it forever.