"Roman." . . "New York (N.Y.)" . . . . "FICTION / General" . . "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General" . . "Amerikanisch." . . "Ragtime music Fiction." . . . . . . . . "The king of ragtime"@en . "The king of ragtime" . "Historical fiction" . "Historical fiction"@en . . "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."@en . . "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." . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . "Ausgabe" . . "Mystery fiction"@en . . "Mystery fiction" . . . . . . . "It's 1916, and before Scott Joplin dies, he wants to provide for his wife and secure his place in musical history. He's written a musical drama, and his young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer, convinces him to try to get Irving Berlin to publish and produce the work. The next day, Niederhoffer walks into his office and finds Joplin crouched over the blood-soaked body of a young man. He hustles his teacher away, but the two are seen leaving the building. When Berlin denies ever getting the manuscript, Niederhoffer hires a hit man and gives him a deadline for returning the play."@en . . "Musical fiction"@en . "Electronic books" . . .