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"""[A] dazzling, magical foray into the life of Edith Wharton... Sure to be one of the best books of the year, and a perfect choice for book groups that appreciate a rich context.""--First Clue (Book of the Week) ""In The Wharton Plot, Mariah Fredericks pens a tale of author Edith Wharton, who unexpectedly finds herself taking on the role of detective to solve the mystery of who murdered a rival novelist. Set against the vivid background of New York's Gilded Age, The Wharton Plot is an original, engaging and highly entertaining page-turner.""--Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Sapphire"

"""Thanks to a literary plot laced with arch wit and precise put-downs, appearances by Wharton's famous friends (including Henry James and the Vanderbilts), and an eclectic assortment of the upper crust in the waning days of a varnished era, Fredericks hits this one out of the park.""--Library Journal (Starred Review) ""[The Wharton Plot is] a vivid, fascinating, entertaining mystery. Readers looking for a bit of history with their suspense will be gripped.""--Publishers Weekly ""The Wharton Plot is a glorious escape into gilded-age New York. Mariah Fredericks has deeply researched the secret history of Edith Wharton and her friends and mixed in a generous dose of book publishing history to add to this suspenseful mystery. Her best book yet.""--Sujata Massey, internationally bestselling author of The Widows of Malabar Hill ""[A] dazzling, magical foray into the life of Edith Wharton... Sure to be one of the best books of the year, and a perfect choice for book groups that appreciate a rich context.""--First Clue (Book of the Week) ""In The Wharton Plot, Mariah Fredericks pens a tale of author Edith Wharton, who unexpectedly finds herself taking on the role of detective to solve the mystery of who murdered a rival novelist. Set against the vivid background of New York's Gilded Age, The Wharton Plot is an original, engaging and highly entertaining page-turner.""--Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Sapphire ""Mariah Fredericks brilliantly captures Edith Wharton in all her barbed wit and complexity as she navigates New York society and the male-dominated world of publishing. A moving and deftly crafted mystery with surprisingly modern relevance.""--Carol Goodman, author of The Bones of the Story"

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MARIAH FREDERICKS (she/her) was born, raised, and still lives in New York City. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history. She is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, which has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, as well as several YA novels. The Lindbergh Nanny was her first ""admirable and involving"" (Wall Street Journal) standalone novel.

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