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The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
A Historical Fiction Novel by Ariel Lawhon
Subgenres:
- Historical Mystery,
- 1930s New York City,
- Jazz Age
This book is for you if you're into...
- 1930s New York mysteries with glitzy jazz clubs and shadowy streets
- Stories unraveling through the eyes of wife, maid, and mistress
- Historical whodunits inspired by real-life scandals
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and The Frozen River comes a "genuinely surprising whodunit" (USA Today) that tantalizingly reimagines a scandalous murder mystery that rocked the nation.
One summer night in 1930, Judge Joseph Crater steps into a New York City cab and is never heard from again. Behind this great man are three women, each with her own tale to tell: Stella, his fashionable wife, the picture of propriety; Maria, their steadfast maid, indebted to the judge; and Ritzi, his showgirl mistress, willing to seize any chance to break out of the chorus line.
As the twisted truth emerges, Ariel Lawhon's wickedly entertaining debut mystery transports us into the smoky jazz clubs, the seedy backstage dressing rooms, and the shadowy streets beneath the Art Deco skyline.
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