shamus
private detective
Valley Forge
A military camp in Pennsylvania that was pivotal in the American Revolution
gat
slang for a gun
brandy
an alcoholic spirit made from wine
ritzing
giving an ostentatious display
corrupt
dishonest, crooked, and unlawful
orchid
A rare and delicate type of flower
boudoir
a woman's bedroom
vice
immoral behavior
kibitzer
Yiddish term for someone who speaks unnecessarily
cipher
a code
paralyzed
immobile
homicide
a deliberate murder or killing
Marcel Proust
A French novelist known for his great book Remembrance of Things Past
negative
photographic image in which the bright areas of the film appear dark and vice versa
bump off
kill
Ben Hur
A novel from the 19th century by Lew Wallace that tells a Biblical story
proxy
substitute
Packard
A luxury American automobile
Lido Pier
A former bootlegger
