When her husband dies, New York socialite Jo Slater is shocked to learn that he left his sizable estate to a mysterious French countess. Obsessed with recovering her place as queen of New York, Jo concocts an audacious scheme of revenge. Can she pull it off?

Jane Stanton Hitchcock has written four novels, including Trick of the Eye, nominated for both the Edgar Award and the Hammett Prize. She lives in New York and Washington, D.C.

Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded and popular narrators in the country, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the "Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century." She is a three-time recipient of the coveted Audie Award and has earned twenty-six Earphones Awards. She has appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London's West End and on Broadway.