Social Crimes
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Dark secrets lurk beneath the glamour and glitter of New York's high society life in this riveting tale of murder, obsession and revenge. Jo Slater, one of the grandest of New York's grande dames is knocked off her pedestal when her husband of twenty years dies under strange circumstances and leaves his fortune to a mysterious French countess. When Jo discovers she has been the victim of a plot, she decides to set things straight. And nothing is going to get in her way.
'Riveting . . . Hitchcock draws upon her intimate knowledge of the upper echelon to expose the dark secrets of a rarefied society.' New York Post
'Hitchcock does a smashing job . . . her writing is clever and funny.' New York Newsday
'If you combined the dark imagination of Patricia Highsmith with the social savvy of Truman Capote, the result might be Social Crimes.' Susan Cheever
Author: Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Format: Paperback, 352 pages, 140mm x 208mm
Published: 2006, Allen & Unwin, Australia
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Description
Dark secrets lurk beneath the glamour and glitter of New York's high society life in this riveting tale of murder, obsession and revenge. Jo Slater, one of the grandest of New York's grande dames is knocked off her pedestal when her husband of twenty years dies under strange circumstances and leaves his fortune to a mysterious French countess. When Jo discovers she has been the victim of a plot, she decides to set things straight. And nothing is going to get in her way.
'Riveting . . . Hitchcock draws upon her intimate knowledge of the upper echelon to expose the dark secrets of a rarefied society.' New York Post
'Hitchcock does a smashing job . . . her writing is clever and funny.' New York Newsday
'If you combined the dark imagination of Patricia Highsmith with the social savvy of Truman Capote, the result might be Social Crimes.' Susan Cheever
Social Crimes