Description
Description
A witty, fast-paced ride up and down the social ladder with a determined woman wronged by a cheating husband who rights herself with a vengeance, now in mass market. Murder was never my goal in life. I'm a very sentimental person at heart. I cry in old movies. I love animals and children. So if anyone had told me five years ago that I could have willfully and with malice aforethought killed a fellow human being, I would have said they were crazy. But life has surprises in store for all of us... Jo Slater is a grand dame of New York society; some say the grandest. But she is about to be dethroned. Her wealthy husband of twenty years dies under strange circumstances and leaves his entire fortune to a mysterious French countess. Sliding down the social ladder faster than you can say "Versace," Jo discovers she has been the victim of a plot and decides to get some very sweet revenge. Your days are numbered, Countess!
About the Author
About the Author
Jane Stanton Hitchcock has written three previous novels: the bestselling Social Crimes, The Witches' Hammer, and Trick of the Eye, which was nominated for both the Edgar Award and the Hammett Prize as the Best First Novel of the Year. She lives in New York and Washington, D.C.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"She writes with the perception of one who knows her territory well. The conversations are witty, lethal, and right on target.... It kept me up very late at night."
"This novel's got everything---passion, betrayal, money, obsession, and murder. It's the book Patricia Highsmith and Edith Wharton might have written together."
"A quintessential beach book. Readers of The Nanny Diaries will lap this up."
"Riveting...Hitchcock draws upon her intimate knowledge of the upper echelon to expose the dark secrets of a rarified society."
"Fois gras, champagne, a famous pearl necklace, and socialites at each other's throats. Great fun."
"If you combined the dark imagination of Patricia Highsmith with the social savvy of Truman Capote, the result might be Social Crimes. A gripping story, Hitchcock's wonderful new novel will keep you enthralled to the last exhilarating page."
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Pub date:
2005-08-01
Length:
464 pages
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