The story: It's bad enough when Jo just thinks her father committed suicide--that could damage the family's reputation beyond fixing all by itself. But when she overhears a conversation that leads her to make the jump from suicide to murder, she realizes she's in way, WAY over her head. She'll have to enlist the help of someone who can go where she--a daughter of New York's high society--cannot: Eddie Gallagher, newspaper reporter and most unsuitable person. Jo knows she could ruin her chances for making a suitable marriage by helping Eddie track down her father's killer, but she just can't stop herself: the chase is too exciting (and so is Eddie, for that matter...).
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG-13; Sexual content PG; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (murder, suicide, societal compartmentalization) PG; overall rating PG-13. (This rating is due less to objectionable content than it is to plain density: the story is simply too hard, and too long, for the average MS reader.)
Liz's comments: I thought this was great. Hand it to any high-school girl with an interest in historical fiction or mystery. It's not a quick read by any means, but it's fascinating on multiple levels.
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