The Wife, The Maid, and the Mistress

On a sultry summer night in 1930, as rumors circulate about the judge's involvement in wide-scale political corruption, the Honorable Joseph Crater steps into a cab and disappears without a trace. Or does he? Thirty-nine years later, Stella Crater is finally ready to reveal what she knows. She tells the tale of greed, lust, and deceit--the story of what really happened to her husband, and the roles that she, their housekeeper, and his mistress played in his disappearance. A wickedly entertaining historical mystery that will transport readers to a bygone era with tipsy spins through subterranean jazz clubs and backstage dressing rooms, amid the intoxicating smell of smoke and whiskey, into the shadowy streets beneath the Art Deco skyline. The question of why Judge Crater disappeared lingers seductively until a twist in the very last pages.