By now you know I love a good mystery and historical fiction...add a true cold case story and it is the perfect night of reading...
(I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review).
THE WIFE, THE MAID, AND THE MISTRESS
written by Ariel Lawhon
genre: historical fiction, true crime, mystery, suspense
4 STARS
Based on a true scandalizing case where 1930's Justice Joseph Crater seemed to disappear into thin air. Ariel Lawhon uses fiction along with facts to weave an answer to Crater's disappearance.
We see Crater through the eyes of three women...his wife, Stella, who is the ultimate supportive trophy wife dressed in designer duds and lives her life according to society's rules...his mistress, Ritzi, a girl from a small town trying to become an actress but is only a chorus showgirl...his maid, Maria Simon, wife of a police detective trying to earn money to supplement their lives...each holds secrets of the man and of their own.
Thirty five years later Stella meets Detective Simon and finally offers him the truth..
Lawhon uses fiction along with facts to really make the story come alive. The writing and setting of the 1930s seemed quite realistic. It adds flavour to the setting and story. The three women in this story each tell their story and Lawhon does a great job weaving their story together.
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| Justice Joseph Crater |
//enwikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Force_Crater
love,
kris
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