City of Promises
$57.86
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2026
Summary
Famed former police detective turned private investigator, Frank Malloy, and his wife Sarah come to Gideon Bates desperate for legal guidance. The Malloys’ adopted daughter, Catherine, a burgeoning star of the stage, has announced her engagement to a man she barely knows. Catherine has recently gained access to her trust fund and Sebastian Talbot appears very eager to marry her as quickly as possible.
As Gideon and his wife Elizabeth investigate, it becomes all the clearer that Talbot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593816516 |
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| ISBN-10: | 059381651X |
| Author: | Victoria Thompson, Ellen Thompson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 391g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 210mm |
| Series: | A Counterfeit Lady Novel |
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Praise for City of Promises
“A delightfully amusing story of competing cons with some socially relevant historical tidbits adding depth.” —Kirkus
“Set in 1921 in New York City, this book is rich in period detail of a time when newly won women’s suffrage and the Ziegfeld follies occupied minds in the metropolis.” —Booklist
Victoria Thompson
Victoria Thompson was the USA Today bestselling, Edgar® and Agatha award–nominated author of the Gaslight Mysteries and the Counterfeit Lady novels. She became enchanted by New York City, and Greenwich Village in particular, while her daughter Ellen attended New York University.
Ellen Thompson is an award-winning screenwriter and an award-nominated musical playwright. She earned a bachelor of fine arts from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She lives in Los Angeles and advocates for Lyme and other tick-borne disease awareness.
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