From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon is based on the real life disappearance of New York Supreme Court Judge Joe Crater in the 1930's. Crater was scheduled to testify on corruption in the New York Judicial branch when he disappeared without a trace. The story is told through the voices of the three women closest to Judge Crater, his trophy wife, his beautiful maid, and his Broadway starlett mistress. Lawhon captures the era of prohibition, weaving a tale that examines the culture
...more
Jan 22, 2019
Kate Hooper
marked it as to-read
