{"product_id":"the-wharton-plot-hardcover","title":"The Wharton Plot - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariah Fredericks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariah Fredericks' mesmerizing novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wharton Plot\u003c\/i\u003e, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton in the twilight years of the Gilded Age in New York as she tracks a killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York City, 1911. Edith Wharton, almost equally famed for her novels and her sharp tongue, is bone-tired of Manhattan. Finding herself at a crossroads with both her marriage and her writing, she makes the decision to leave America, her publisher, and her loveless marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then, dashing novelist David Graham Phillips--a writer with often notorious ideas about society and women's place in it--is shot to death outside the Princeton Club. Edith herself met the man only once, when the two formed a mutual distaste over tea in the Palm Court of the Belmont hotel. When Phillips is killed, Edith's life takes another turn. His sister is convinced Graham was killed by someone determined to stop the publication of his next book, which promised to uncover secrets that powerful people would rather stayed hidden. Though unconvinced, Edith is curious. What kind of book could push someone to kill? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Wharton Plot \u003c\/i\u003efollows Edith Wharton through the fading years of the Gilded Age in a city she once loved so well, telling a taut tale of fame, love, and murder, as she becomes obsessed with solving a crime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARIAH 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Lindbergh Nanny \u003c\/i\u003ewas her first \"admirable and involving\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) standalone novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.52 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154252271751,"sku":"9781250827425","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d9605a51f4aa12960ecf86480ac56937.webp?v=1733227616","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-wharton-plot-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}