The Wharton Plot, Mariah Fredericks
The Wharton Plot, Mariah Fredericks
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The Wharton Plot

Author: Mariah Fredericks

Narrator: Kitty Hendrix

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2024

Synopsis

New York City, 1911. Edith Wharton, almost equally famed for her novels and her sharp tongue, is bone-tired of Manhattan. Finding herself at a crossroads with both her marriage and her writing, she makes the decision to leave America, her publisher, and her loveless marriage. And then, dashing novelist David Graham Phillips—a writer with often notorious ideas about society and women’s place in it—is shot to death outside the Princeton Club. Edith herself met the man only once, when the two formed a mutual distaste over tea in the Palm Court of the Belmont hotel. When Phillips is killed, Edith's life takes another turn. His sister is convinced Graham was killed by someone determined to stop the publication of his next book, which promised to uncover secrets that powerful people would rather stayed hidden. Though unconvinced, Edith is curious. What kind of book could push someone to kill? Inspired by a true story, The Wharton Plot follows Edith Wharton through the fading years of the Gilded Age in a city she once loved so well, telling a taut tale of fame, love, and murder, as she becomes obsessed with solving a crime.

About Mariah Fredericks

Mariah Fredericks is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, which has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, as well as several YA novels. Born and raised in New York City, she graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history. For more information, visit MariahFredericksBooks.com.

About Kitty Hendrix

Kitty Hendrix is an Audie-nominated audiobook narrator. Also a professional actor and singer, she has originated more than twenty leading roles on stage, has appeared in film and television, and was a founding producer of Legacy Stage Ensemble, a theater company dedicated to the exploration of generational and social issues.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue on January 24, 2024

In the later years of Gilded Age New York, we find Edith Wharton in the Belmont Hotel, in the midst of major decision making regarding her marriage, where she will spend her life in the future and what she will write. In this historical fiction, inspired by a true story, Edith becomes involved in mo......more

Goodreads review by Ellery on February 03, 2024

3.5 What I liked: I loved seeing Edith Wharton come to life as a mature woman fighting to maintain her place in the literary world while coming to terms with her husband's illness and the limitations of her gender. Her voice, while often overly snobby and judgmental, sounded genuine for the time per......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on November 25, 2023

Our two-mile square town’s library has visitors who scan the shelves and hide books that they find objectionable. So, when I recently gave away fifty books through the city’s “shares” page, I was surprised that no one was offended that some of those books were LGBTQ stories. Back in Edith Wharton’s d......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on February 05, 2024

I don't think I've ever seen the personality of a real-life character as well described as it is in this portrayal of Edith Wharton. Mariah Fredericks has captured the inner thoughts, feelings, doubts, heartbreak,, and desires of her main character so well that she comes alive. It is a master class......more

Goodreads review by Erin on January 06, 2024

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: Jan. 23, 2024 The novelist Edith Wharton is in New York, unable to return to London until the doctor gives her husband, Teddy, a clean b......more

Quotes

"For fans of Wharton, this book is worth the listen as Fredericks, in an interview with careerauthors.com, said she strived to for it to "have the feel of a Wharton novel," even mirroring passages after "The House of Mirth." Indeed, the book feels like a Wharton novel. Kitty Hendrix is one of those narrators who adds to the quality of the work, as she captures each character's personality while not distracting from the central text. She truly brings the story to life. " - The Berkshire Eagle

"Inspired by a true event—the 1911 murder of muckraking writer David Graham Phillips—this well-researched mystery casts author Edith Wharton as a reluctant detective probing the death and life of a man she abhorred. Kitty Hendrix performs in a low-register breathy voice that emphasizes Wharton’s mix of high-society manners and fierce determination. Her moderate pace allows listeners time to soak up the book’s many period details. It also underscores the formality of the writing, which sometimes seems to reflect Wharton’s own style." - Audiofile Magazine

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