Title: The King of Ragtime
Description: It's 1916, and time's running out for Scott Joplin. Before he dies, he wants to secure his place in history by writing a musical drama. When Irving Berlin flatly denies receiving the manuscript, Joplin's young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer, resorts to hiring a hit man.
Subjects: Composers, Fiction, Musicians, Ragtime music, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, New york (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Composers, fiction
Places: Manhattan (New York N.Y.)