The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress

‘This book is more meticulously choreographed than a chorus line. It all pays off … A second reading, like a second cocktail, is almost better than the first.’ – New York Times Book Review‘Inspired by a real-life unsolved mystery, this mesmerising novel features characters that make a lasting impression.’ * People *‘A great story, told with verve and feeling … Lawhon walks one of fiction’s trickiest tightropes, creating a novel that is both genuinely moving and full of pulpy fun.’ * Booklist *‘A page-turner filled with glitz and glamour as well as murder, greed, and deceit.’ * Romantic Times *‘A genuinely surprising whodunit.’ – USA Today‘Fresh and imaginative… . A sordid portrait of mobsters and mayhem, corruption and carnage, greed and graft … [Lawhon] slyly builds the suspense to a stunning revelation.’ * Richmond Times-Dispatch *‘A gripping, fast-paced noir novel… . Lawhon brings fresh intrigue to this tale… . [and] captures a New York City period full of high-kicking showgirls, mob-linked speakeasies and Tammany Hall political scandal.’ * Associated Press *‘A romp through New York in the late ’20s … Populated by gangsters and crooked politicians, society ladies and dancers, this story is nothing like your day-to-day life and yet … you will find the three women mentioned in the title strangely recognisable.’ * Charlotte Observer *‘Vivid and unsettling, with a finale as startling as the pop of a gun.’ – Caroline Leavitt, bestselling author of Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow‘A stylish homage to noir … This fun, fast-paced novel has it all: speakeasies, gangsters, show girls, and not one, not two, but three women scorned. A real page-turner.’ – Melanie Benjamin, bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife

Ariel Lawhon is a critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and have been LibraryReads, Indie Next, Costco, and Book of the Month Club selections. She lives in the rolling hills outside Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and four sons. Ariel splits her time between the grocery store and the baseball field.