The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress
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The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress
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Ariel Lawhon
About this listen
From the million-copy bestselling author of The Frozen River, this ‘genuinely surprising whodunit’ (USA Today) reimagines the tantalising suspense surrounding a scandalous murder mystery that rocked America.
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, seedy backstage dressing rooms and shadowy streets beneath the Art Deco skyline.
©2014 Ariel Lawhon (P)2025 Simon & Schuster AudioCritic Reviews
'This book is more meticulously choreographed than a chorus line. It all pays off … A second reading, like a second cocktail, is almost better than the first.’ —New York Times Book Review
'Vivid and unsettling, with a finale as startling as the pop of a gun.' —Caroline Leavitt, bestselling author of Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow
'A stylish homage to noir ... This fun, fast-paced novel has it all: speakeasies, gangsters, show girls, and not one, not two, but three women scorned. A real page-turner.' —Melanie Benjamin, bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife