Social Crimes - (Jo Slater) by Jane Stanton Hitchcock (Paperback)

Social Crimes by Jane Stanton Hitchcock is a gripping thriller of manners, obsession, and revenge that scales the heights and plumbs the depths of New York's social scene.

When Jo Slater, one of New York's premier socialites, befriends a mysterious French countess, she ignores warnings from friends about the newcomer.

Soon, the young woman knocks Jo off her throne.

But using her knowledge of history's greatest swindle--involving Marie Antoinette--Jo sets out to reclaim her fortune and place in society.

For the plan to work, however, she must resort to desperate measures: murder.

This savvy social satire is bursting with money, betrayal, and passion, sure to thrill readers of sophisticated mysteries.