{"product_id":"9780062259233","title":"Social Crimes : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Crimes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jane Stanton Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jane Stanton Hitchcock's \u003cem\u003eSocial Crimes\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting thriller of manners, obsession, and revenge that scales the heights and plumbs the depths of the New York social scene.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Jo Slater, one of New York’s premier socialites and a patron of the arts, befriends a French countess, she ignores warnings from friends about the mysterious newcomer. Soon, the young woman knocks Jo off her Park Avenue throne. But using her knowledge of the greatest historical swindle of all time—a true story involving Marie Antoinette—Jo sets out to reclaim her fortune and her place in society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor the plan to work, however, she must resort to the most desperate of measures: murder. \u003cem\u003eSocial Crimes\u003c\/em\u003e is a savvy social satire bursting with money, betrayal, and passion that will thrill readers of sophisticated mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Hitchock’s mysteries are savvy social satires and well-constructed clocks, ticking down to nail-biting climaxes.”\u003cbr\u003e“This novel’s got everything--passion, betrayal, money, obsession, murder. It’s the book Patricia Highsmith and Edith Wharton might have written together.”\u003cbr\u003e“Sophisticated entertainment for readers with a taste for luxury and a peeping-Tom urge to spy on high society.”\u003cbr\u003e“Ruth Rendell meets Dominick Dunne in this deliciously dark and witty novel about social climbing and murder.”\u003cbr\u003e“Foie gras, champagne, a famous pearl necklace, and socialites at each other’s throats. What more could you ask for? Great fun.”\u003cbr\u003e“Thrums with wicked wit and an insider’s view of court life in the Manhattan and Southampton of the twenty-first century. Hitchcock has seen it and lived it and shares all. She has a keen eye and a perfect ear.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062259233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41071289499854,"sku":"9780062259233","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062259233.jpg?v=1648610862","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062259233","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}