Jo Slater has it all. The queen of Manhattan society, she has dealt successfully with a tricky period in which she lost her husband, her fortune, and her reputation. But she bounced back, and now, newly single in the greatest city in the world, there is not a cloud in the sky. Then Russell Cole, an old friend just married to a much younger woman, goes missing while yachting in Barbados. His wife, Carla, tries to befriend Jo, but Jo is suspicious. Carla's past is murky, and now, with her billionaire husband's money at her disposal, she seems set on conquering the highest level of New York's social scene. Suddenly, those who oppose her start dying off, and Jo decides to take matters into her own hands.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Dragged a little:
Ms. Hitchcock's books are very well written and have good character and plot development. This one had an interesting plot and characters but about 100 pages too long. The ending was great, it just took too long to get there.
Good Read:
I enjoyed this book much better than "Social Crimes," as it didn't seem to drag on much longer than it should have. I had hoped to find another Jo Slater book since it's been so longer since this one was written, but I guess that's not in the author's cards. I do hope she changes her mind, as I'd like to revisit this cast of characters in a new setting.
The Merry Widow:
In One Dangerous Lady, Jo Slater's back at the pinnacle of NYC's high society. All's going well as she attends a glitzy wedding luncheon in the Bahamas, where she becomes better acquainted with hostess Carla Cole, a lady with a shady past. Carla's husband disappears the very next day. When the socialites return to New York, Carla begins circling around Jo and her coterie like a shark, horning in, with remarkable success, where she isn't really wanted. Naturally, Jo becomes incensed and suspicious, and over... more info
Hitchcock does mystery glamorously!:
Socialite Jo Slater is back in Jane Stanton-Hitchcock's follow up to 'SOCIAL CRIMES' and after falling from grace Jo once again reigns supreme over New York's social scene. However, once again Jo finds that someone else is vying for her spot amongst the social elite. This time it is the wife of missing billionaire Russell Cole. On a trip to Barbados to attend his goddaughters wedding Russell Cole goes missing from his palatial yacht. Not wanting to declare him dead, wife, Carla uses Russell's abundant... more info
