One Dangerous Lady: A Novel

by Jane Stanton Hitchcock

Overview

From Jane Stanton Hitchcock, New York Times bestselling author of sophisticated thrillers Trick of the Eye and Social Crimes, comes One Dangerous Lady, a gripping mystery about a socialite’s daring investigation into the disappearance of a wealthy art collector.
 
While in Barbados for a lavish high-society wedding, Jo Slater—once on the brink of social obscurity—is back on top of her game. But when her old friend, Russell Cole, disappears, Jo is convinced he’s the victim of foul play—and that the perfectly manicured fingers of his latest wife, Carla, are all over the so-called accident.
 
Back in Manhattan, Carla’s stunningly fast rise up the social ladder adds fuel to Jo’s suspicions. And when a mysterious figure from Jo’s past returns and tries to bring her down, the Park Avenue set learns that, when crossed, she is one dangerous lady.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062259257
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/04/2013
Series:	Jo Slater , #2
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jane Stanton Hitchcock is the New York Times bestselling author of Mortal Friends, The Witches' Hammer, Social Crimes, and Trick of the Eye, as well as several plays. She lives with her husband, syndicated foreign-affairs columnist Jim Hoagland, in New York City and Washington, D.C.

What People are Saying About This

Linda Fairstein

"Jane Stanton Hitchcock is back and better than ever!"

Maria Brenner

An artful romp among the rich and criminal, as well laugh out loud funny. This is Hitchcock's best book yet.
—(Maria Brenner, author of Great Dames)

Barbara Goldsmith

"One Dangerous Lady is a delicious dark truffle to devour in one bite."

Christopher Buckley

"One Dangerous Lady is one terrific book."

Editorial Reviews

Riveting... She exposes the dark secrets of a rarified society. Hitchcock’s mysteries are savvy social satires and well-constructed clocks, ticking down to nail-biting climaxes.” — New York Post

“Pure pleasure for suspense fans.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Deliciously dark... a killer read.” — People

“One Dangerous Lady is a delicious dark truffle to devour in one bite.” — Barbara Goldsmith

From the Publisher

Riveting... She exposes the dark secrets of a rarified society. Hitchcock’s mysteries are savvy social satires and well-constructed clocks, ticking down to nail-biting climaxes.

New York Post

Deliciously dark... a killer read.

People

One Dangerous Lady is a delicious dark truffle to devour in one bite.

Barbara Goldsmith

Riveting... She exposes the dark secrets of a rarified society. Hitchcock’s mysteries are savvy social satires and well-constructed clocks, ticking down to nail-biting climaxes.

New York Post

"Deliciously dark... a killer read."

People Magazine

"This book is absolutely worth seeking out."

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Hitchcock's cast entertains rather than stimulates, but they're so bitchy and droll we can hardly complain.
— The New York Times

Maggie Galehouse

New York grande dame Jo Slater, whose riches-to-rags-to-riches story entertained readers of Social Crimes, returns in Hitchcock's latest smart, genuinely funny novel to take on a sociopath socialite cutting a vicious swathe across Manhattan society. A Barbados wedding becomes the scandal of the year when the host, Russell Cole, a billionaire art collector with a psychiatric history, disappears off his yacht, and Jo puzzles over the suspect behavior of his much-younger second wife, Carla, an Italian with a shady past. Upon their return to New York, Carla angles for Jo's solidarity, but Jo, insightful and caustic, won't have any. Social life is hard work for these women, and Jo is soon vying for the upper hand in a deadly, high-stakes game with this ruthless social climber. (For Jo, a dinner party invitation from Carla heralds the "long reign of a rival queen in whose court I may very well become a prisoner.") Despite Jo's opposition, Carla achieves an exclusive co-op apartment (which she decorates "rococo-a-gogogo"), a seat on the board of the Municipal Museum along with Jo's resignation from said board, even Jo's romantic interest, Lord Max Vermillion. From Jo's first wry comment to her final maneuver, Hitchcock will have readers rooting for her to vanquish her nemesis. (July) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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