Bøger af Ariel Lawhon

Gribende historisk krimi om en ukuelig kvinde, der trodsede retssystemet og skrev sig ind i amerikansk historie. Maine, 1789: Da Kennebec-floden fryser til, og en død mand bliver fundet i isen, tilkaldes Martha Ballard for at undersøge liget og fastslå dødsårsagen. Hun er ikke i tvivl: Manden er blevet hængt, før han blev smidt i floden. Som jordemoder og klog kone har hun indblik i meget af det, der foregår bag lukkede døre i Hallowell, og hendes dagbog er en optegnelse over stort og småt i det lille samfund. Nogle måneder forinden dokumenterede Martha detaljerne om en formodet voldtægt begået af to af byens mest respekterede mænd – hvoraf den ene nu er blevet fundet død i isen. Men da en nytilkommen læge modsiger hendes konklusion og erklærer, at dødsfaldet skyldes en ulykke, må Martha efterforske mordet på egen hånd. I løbet af den isnende vinter, mens retssagen nærmer sig, og splittelsen i byen vokser, jagter Martha i al hemmelighed sandheden. Hendes dagbog havner snart i skandalens centrum, samtidig med at en af hendes nærmeste kommer under mistanke, hvilket tvinger hende til at tage kampen op mod stærke kræfter og søge retfærdighed. 'Den frosne flod' er en fortælling inspireret af virkelige hændelser om en ukendt heltinde, der insisterede på at sige sandheden i en tid, hvor kvinder helst skulle ses og ikke høres. Det er en fængslende og stemningsmættet historie om en bemærkelsesværdig kvinde, der efterlod sig en unik arv, men som ikke desto mindre er så godt som glemt i dag.

"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who found herself at the center of a murder trial"--

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia comes a novel that tantalizingly reimagines a scandalous murder mystery that rocked the nation.One summer night in 1930, Judge Joseph Crater steps into a New York City cab and is never heard from again. Behind this great man are three women, each with her own tale to tell: Stella, his fashionable wife, the picture of propriety; Maria, their steadfast maid, indebted to the judge; and Ritzi, his showgirl mistress, willing to seize any chance to break out of the chorus line. As the twisted truth emerges, Ariel Lawhon's wickedly entertaining debut mystery transports us into the smoky jazz clubs, the seedy backstage dressing rooms, and the shadowy streets beneath the Art Deco skyline.

A gripping, heartrending novel based on the astonishing true story of wartime spy Nancy Wake, by New York Times bestselling author Ariel Lawhon.

New York TimesBestseller"e;Compelling and utterly fascinating."e; Lisa Wingate, author ofBefore We Were YoursAn enthralling feat of historical suspense that unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson's fifty-year battle to be recognized as Anastasia Romanov. Is she the Russian Grand Duchess or the thief of another woman's legacy? Countless others have rendered their verdict. Now it is your turn. Russia, July 17, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.Germany, February 17, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal in Berlin. Refusing to explain her presence in the freezing water, she is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless, horrific scars. When she finally does speak, this frightened, mysterious woman claims to be the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia. Her detractors, convinced that the young woman is only after the immense Romanov fortune, insist on calling her by a different name: Anna Anderson. As rumors begin to circulate through European society that the youngest Romanov daughter has survived the massacre, old enemies and new threats are awakened. With a brilliantly crafted dual narrative structure, Lawhon wades into the most psychologically complex and emotionally compelling territory yet: the nature of identity itself. The question of who Anna Anderson is and what actually happened to Anastasia Romanov creates a saga that spans fifty years and touches three continents. This thrilling story is every bit as moving and momentous as it is harrowing and twisted.