Death of an American Beauty
Jane Prescott Series, Book 3
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2020
نویسنده
Stephanie Willisناشر
Macmillan Audioشابک
9781250261342
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- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
February 10, 2020
Set in 1913 Manhattan, Fredericks’s engrossing third mystery featuring lady’s maid Jane Prescott (after 2019’s Death of a New American) focuses on the plight of prostitutes. The Rev. Tewin Prescott, Jane’s socially progressive uncle, runs a refuge for former prostitutes on the Lower East Side. When a young woman who lives at the refuge is found murdered in an alley with one of her stockings missing, the protestors who continually harass the residents are quick to accuse Tewin of the murder, and the police are listening. But when a second woman, a department store employee and a former resident of Tewin’s halfway house, is murdered and another trophy taken, Jane sees a connection to a similar assault that happened near the refuge years earlier. Jane sets out to locate the woman who survived that assault and perhaps find a killer. No matter that the rich historical detail overshadows the crime solving. Fredericks’s portrait of the social disparities of early 20th century New York and of the appealing Jane make this a winner. Agent: Victoria Skurnick, Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary.
This genteel historical mystery makes a charming audio companion if you don't mind a few bodies in the alley. Jane Prescott, a purehearted orphan who works as a lady's maid in Gilded Age New York, is outraged that her sainted uncle, who runs a shelter for recovering ladies of the evening, is suspected of involvement in the murders. In her quest to clear him, Jane attracts the admiration of a young pianist/songwriter (think Irving Berlin) who opens just the right doors for her. Fredericks fills her tale with intriguing social history, including the much documented but still shockingly overt racist and sexist attitudes of the day. Stephanie Willis's narration begins with just the right na�ve tone, then gains power as the story darkens. B.G. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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