A Deadly Affection - Couverture souple

Overholt, Cuyler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 098484130X ISBN 13 : 9780984841301

Editeur : Copper Bottom Press, 2012

Synopsis

New York, 1907. At the dawn of the twentieth century, Americans believe that science, especially the medical sciences, will soon conquer all of mankind’s ills. For a brief time medical schools open their doors to women, allowing them to join the scientific crusade. Genevieve Summerford is one woman who answers the call....

"Strong, flowing prose and captivating characters... pull the reader in to the very last page. In Dr. Genevieve Summerford, Overholt has beautifully rendered a symbol of strength and perseverance in a time of severe gender bias. A well-paced ... whodunit full of dark secrets and fascinating intrigue." KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW.

After a past family tragedy for which she holds herself to blame, Dr. Summerford wants nothing more than to succeed in her new career as a psychiatrist, and win back the respect of her family and peers. That goal is thrown into jeopardy, however, when one of her patients is arrested for murder—a murder Genevieve fears she may have unwittingly provoked. Desperate to prove to herself and the authorities that her patient is innocent, she is forced to enlist the aid of an influential Tammany captain who once worked for her family as a stable boy, and whose motives for helping her now are open to doubt. Forging an uneasy alliance, the two uncover an astonishing secret about one of the city’s most powerful families: a secret which, should Genevieve choose to reveal it, could bring down catastrophe on those she cares most about, but which, should she let it lie, will almost certainly send her patient to the electric chair.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cuyler Overholt worked as a litigation attorney and freelance business writer before turning to fiction. A Deadly Affection, her first novel, received the Next Generation Indie Book Award for best mystery and the ForeWord Firsts Debut Fiction Award. The author's interest in old New York was sparked by the reminiscences of her grandmother, whose life spanned over a century of the city’s history. She lives with her husband, a psychologist, in the hills of Northwestern Connecticut, where she is working on her second novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Copper Bottom Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 098484130X
• ISBN 13: 9780984841301
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 444
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible