Bury Me Deep - by Megan Abbott (Paperback)

About the Book

Edgar Award-winning author Abbott, simply one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation (Laura Lippman), turns her attention to the Jazz Age--one of the most notorious periods for inciting scandalous crimes.

Book Synopsis

From the "reigning crown princess of noir" (Booklist) and Edgar Award-winning author of You Will Know Me comes a story of jealousy, illicit sex, shifting loyalties, and dark perversions of power in a reimagined Depression-era Phoenix, Arizona.In October 1931, a station agent found two large trunks abandoned in Los Angeles's Southern Pacific Station. What he found inside ignited one of the most scandalous tabloid sensations of the decade. Inspired by this notorious true crime, Bury Me Deep tells the story of Marion Seeley, a young woman abandoned in Phoenix by her doctor husband. At the medical clinic where she finds a job, Marion becomes fast friends with Louise, a vivacious nurse, and her roommate, Ginny, a tubercular blonde. Before long, the demure Marion is swept up in the exuberant life of the girls, who supplement their scant income by entertaining the town's most powerful men with wild parties. At one of these events, Marion meets--and falls hard for--the charming Joe Lanigan, a local rogue and politician on the rise, whose ties to all three women bring events to a dangerous collision. A story born of Jazz Age decadence and Depression-era desperation, Bury Me Deep--with its hothouse of jealousy, illicit sex, and shifting loyalties--is a timeless portrait of the dark side of desire and the glimmer of redemption.

Review Quotes

"Word for word, pound for pound, Megan Abbott delivers more than any writer I know. Her influences appear to range from Hollywood Babylon to Theodore Dreiser, but her work transcends pastiche and homage. Bury Me Deep extends an already jaw-dropping winning streak, showcasing Abbott's gorgeous prose and clear-eyed empathy. She is simply one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation." -- Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of What the Dead Know

About the Author

Megan Abbott is the author of three acclaimed novels, the edgar(r) Award winning Queenpin, The Song Is You, and Die a Little. She lives in New York City."