This was before my time but evidently the disappearance of U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Judge Joseph Crater in the 1930's was a huge story in its hey day. This book reconstructs that famous mystery through the eyes of his wife, Stella Crater, their maid, Maria Simon and his alleged mistress, Sally Lo...
I had never heard of the Judge Crater case before I won this book on GoodReads. This story is a fictionalized account of how events might have occurred. Given how the story ended, it is highly unlikely that the real events are anything remotely similar to the novel. I like that in the notes at th...
In this novel, based on a true story, the author tries to explain how the New York State Supreme Court Justice, Joseph Crater, suddenly went missing. He does a marvelous job of creating suspense with a largely realistic narrative that feels like it just might be plausible. Not all of the characters ...
I have to admit, I was initially unsure of this book. I went into it knowing nothing about Joseph Crater, or really even much about this time period. I have to say however, that once I started the story I had a hard time putting it down.First off, all three women in the story were interesting. The...
Each of the three women is remarkable in her own right, but it is Stella who shines the brightest. Her ice-blue eyes mirror her stoicism in the face of scandal. More importantly, her refusal to accept the blame for his disappearance is more than just a need to keep up appearances or to protect her h...
A tantalizing reimagining of a scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930—Justice Joseph Crater's infamous disappearance—as seen through the eyes of the three women who knew him best.They say behind every great man, there's a woman. In this case, there are three. A fantastic read that has eve...
In 1930, the unsolved crime of the disappearance of Judge Crater provides a fertile field for the author's interpretation of the events leading up to this event. Prohibition mobsters and politicians, dance hall girls and girlie shows, speakeasies and the easy access to alcohol that those who had the...
Who would have thought that being a maid could be this dangerous? Maria never would have guessed that. Maria cleaned for Judge Joseph Crater who had a mistress and who was involved with gangsters. Then one day Joseph disappeared, and even his wife didn't know where he was. Joseph...
Lawhon has done a stellar job in taking a mostly forgotten mystery and making it intriguing for modern day readers. As we follow how these three women were entangled in Crater's life and how Lawhon devises their connection to his disappearance, we also become entangled into their lives as well. You ...
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