Social Crimes by Jane Stanton Hitchcock

Book Description
When Jo Slater, one of the grandest of New York's grande dames and great patron of the arts, befriends a young French countess, trouble begins. Ignoring warnings from friends, Jo abruptly discovers the truth about her mysterious guest. But it is too late. Jo is knocked off her pedestal and the young woman takes her place in society. Dethroned and dispossessed in the world where she once reigned, she sets out to recoup her fortune and reclaim her throne. Using her knowledge of the eighteenth century, she concocts an ingenious scheme based on the greatest historical swindle of all time, a true story involving Marie Antoinette. In order for the scheme to work, she must resort to the most desperate of all measures: murder. A compulsively readable novel that scales the heights and plumbs the depths of the New York social scene, Social Crimes also tells a riveting tale of mystery and manners, obsession and revenge.

About the Author
Jane Stanton Hitchcock has written two previous novels, 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 has written several plays including an adaptation of Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country and Vanilla, which was directed in London by Harold Pinter.

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