"Completely captivatingwry, knowing, hip, intelligent, exciting. A brand new voice
that's entirely convincing straight out of the gate. One of the best debuts I've ever seen."
Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author of One Shot

"Consistently delights. The author's sharp social commentary on everything from the idle rich to the
environment adds to the pleasure."Publishers Weekly

Madeline Dare, a tough-talking, shotgun-toting ex-debutante, is not your average detective. Then again,
not much about her life is what she expected. Born of old money into high society, she married into a
Syracuse farming family and a bottom-of-the-food-chain job writing puff pieces for the local newspaper.
Her emotional barometer these days ranges from dry irony to whining exasperation.

Then Madeline discovers mysterious circumstances linking her favorite cousin to a twenty-year-old murder
case, and suddenly her roots are a serious matter againdeadly serious. Unwilling to turn her evidence
over to the authorities before figuring some things out herself, she will embark on an ill-prepared and
harrowing investigation into the real dark side of her world.

Cornelia Read was born in New York and subsequently raised in Big Sur, California. Her childhood mentors included Sufis, surfers, single moms, Black Panthers, Ansel Adams, draft dodgers, and striking farm workers. Today she lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and two daughters.

Hillary Huber is one of the most successful voice talents in Los Angeles. For Blackstone Audiobooks, she has read A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir, Going to Bend by Diane Hammond, and Season of the Snake by Claire Davis.