First published 2015
Jo Montfort lives the privileged life expected of her class in New York City. She attends finishing school and faces an arranged marriage to a wealthy bachelor. Jo wants something different. She dreams of writing for newspapers like Nellie Bly. Her comfortable world shatters when her father Charles dies. Officials call it an accident during gun cleaning, but Jo knows better. Charles Montfort owned a newspaper and shipping company. He was too intelligent to clean a loaded pistol. Jo begins investigating despite the social expectations that bind her. She meets Eddie, a reporter at her father's paper. He is young, intelligent, and attractive. Working with Eddie puts Jo's reputation and future at risk. The deeper she digs into her father's death, the more dangerous secrets she uncovers. Jo must choose between the safe life planned for her and the truth about what really happened. Her investigation reveals that her family's wealth comes with a dark price.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, crime, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigative-protagonist, social-class-divide
Setting: New York City
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
482 pages · Paperback · Hot Key Books