The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress

By: Ariel Lawhon

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2014-10-07

<b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of<i> The Frozen River,</i> this “genuinely surprising whodunit” (<i>USA Today</i>) reimagines the tantalizing suspense surrounding a scandalous murder mystery that rocked the nation.</b><br><br><b>“This book is more meticulously choreographed than a chorus line. It all pays off.”—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>As the twisted truth emerges, Ariel Lawhon’s wickedly entertaining debut mystery transports us into the smoky jazz clubs, seedy backstage dressing rooms, and shadowy streets beneath the Art Deco skyline.