These Shallow Graves

These Shallow Graves

<b>A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from the acclaimed author of <i>A Northern Light</i> and <i>Revolution.</i> This thrilling mystery is perfect for fans of <i>The Cellar</i> and <i>Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls</i>. It's a story of dark secrets, dirty truths, and the lengths to which people will go for love and revenge.</b><br><br> Jo Montfort is beautiful and rich, and soon€"like all the girls in her class€"she€ll graduate from finishing school and be married off to a wealthy bachelor. Which is the last thing she wants. Jo dreams of becoming a writer€"a newspaper reporter.<br><br> Wild aspirations aside, Jo€s life seems perfect until tragedy strikes: her father is found dead. The story is that Charles Montfort shot himself while cleaning his revolver, but the more Jo hears about her father€s death, the more something feels wrong. And then she meets Eddie€"a young, smart, infuriatingly handsome reporter at her father€s newspaper€"and it becomes all too clear how much she stands to lose if she keeps searching for the truth. But now it might be too late to stop.<br>  <br> The past never stays buried forever. Life is dirtier than Jo Montfort could ever have imagined, and this time the truth is the dirtiest part of all.<br><br> <b>Praise for <i>These Shallow Graves</i>:</b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> ˜… €œ<b>Action-packed chapters propel this compelling mystery</b>€¦[and] the injustices Donelly highlights remain all too relevant.€€"<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred Review<br><br> €œ<b>Lovely prose, historical intrigue, unique characters and setting.</b> I devoured this book!€ €"<b>Ruta Sepetys,</b> <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Between Shades of Gray</i> and <i>Salt to the Sea</i> <br><br> €œ<b>A splendidly hair-raising tour</b> of the brightest and darkest corners of Victorian New York.€ €"<b>Elizabeth Wein</b>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Code Name Verity</i> and <i>Black Dove, White Raven</i><br><br> €œ<b>A fast-paced Gilded Age crime thriller.</b>€ €"<b>Julie Berry</b>, award-winning author of <i>All the Truth That€s in Me</i><br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>