Excellent story by Mariah Fredericks. The Lindbergh Nanny is a fictional story with historical facts blended into it. Betty Low was the Nanny for the Lindberghs when little Charlie was kidnapped. Ms Fredricks imagines Betty starting work and how things may have transpired before Charlie was missing and during the frantic time waiting to hear more from the kidnappers. I want to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an early copy to review.

I found this book to be rather interesting. I knew it was historical fiction. I was assuming throughout the book that it had taken more liberties with facts than it did. The author's final notes illustrated how much research she had put into before writing this book. This account was fascinating from the perspective of someone that had been present throughout all of the events. Servants are mostly always overlooked and yet they see things. The author gives us a fictional version of the events that, who knows, may have been close to what happened. I rather enjoyed reading it.

I wish I could give this a higher rating, as I think my ambivalence comes down to a personal preference rather than to a failing in the book itself. Although I love historical fiction, I don’t really care for fictionalized biographies. Add this to the fact that the author chose to use a sort of stream-of-consciousness (which I also dislike) style for Bettie’s inner thoughts, and you can see why I had a hard time settling in to this one. It was certainly not a poorly written or uninteresting novel and I think other readers, not gendered by my duo of dislikes, will like it better than I did.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC copy for my review.

I requested a digital copy in order to sample the prose on my phone (since I don't have a eReader) before requesting a physical copy for review. My review will be based on the physical ARC I read (if I qualify)

Well written and engaging story. It was fiction, but and interesting take on the kidnapping. It was clearly well researched and thought out. Def recommend.

Betty Gow, a Scottish immigrant has been hired as a nanny to the world's most famous baby - Charles Lindbergh Jr. As she adjusts to the odd household run by Colonel Lindbergh, she learns the rules and what is expected of her. Betty starts to realize how sweet a little boy Charlie is and how important he is to her. When Betty goes to check on Charlie one night she makes the surreal realization that he is not in his bed. After searching the house and the grounds, the police are called and the world is told that the famous baby has been kidnapped. In the eyes of the police, everyone is a suspect - including the help.

This was a unique historical fiction as it covers a person who I never thought would have a novel written about them. It was interesting to see the Lindbergh kidnapping from the point of view of someone who worked in the house. The author's approach to discussing different people in the Lindbergh home was perfectly done and showed different sides of the Lindbergh couple. Mariah Fredericks takes great effort to explain to the reader where she received her information and the true story of those she mentions in the novel. This was a wonderful novel that I flew through; it was so well told and endearing that I couldn't wait to see how she tied a lovely bow around it. This wonderful book is released on November 15, 2022, and it is one I will definitely be purchasing for my shelves.

The Lindbergh Nanny
Mariah Fredericks
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If I had time to become obssesed with a topic -the Lindbergh baby would be high on the list.
I loved Betty. Such an amazing character- what will stay with me is each time she had the gall to ask what was so amazing about Lindbergh's flight. Yes!
The amount of research. The consideration for this family - especially Mrs Lindbergh and Charlie. Betty as an average young immigrant. This book had me up late at night to finish. In a day. Just so well done.
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Thank you Netgalley and Minotaur Books for the opportunity to read a free e-book in exchange for an honest review.

I have heard about the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby but did not know a lot of the facts surrounding the event. This was a very well done true crime based, historical fiction told from the perspective of the baby's nanny, Betty Gow from Scotland.

One of the things that works really well for me was that all of the characters and likely suspects that worked or lived in the home were well developed prior to the kidnapping which added to the suspense and tension of whether this was an inside job. I liked Betty Gow and believe that the author really showed the emotional journey that she must have been on before, during and after the kidnapping. To have withstood such drive for anonymity, to have received such hatred and vitriol and then to be vindicated in the end was a roller coaster ride in and of itself.

Highly recommend!

I really enjoyed this book! I loved that it focuses mainly on Betty Gow, the Lindbergh's nanny. Fredericks really makes the time period come alive for the reader. Betty Gow was a remarkable woman. Charlie's kidnapping and the aftermath was such a tragedy. This book was very moving and very well done.

I sadly wasn't as enthralled as I wanted to be with this one. I love the story of Lindbergh and the kidnapping but I couldn't get fully hooked. I wonder if it was just the reading mood that I was in while I was working through it but it could also be because of how much of the history I know. I still think that many historical fiction readers will really enjoy it though as it is still well written and gives a fairly good overview of the life in that house.

The Lindbergh Nanny is just a captivating and enthralling novel! From page 1 to the very end, Mariah Fredericks keeps you in suspense, engaged and rather addicted to keep turning the pages to find out what happens. Prior to reading this novel, I had never heard of the Lindbergh Kidnapping and I had no idea who the Lindbergh family even was. I was so impressed with how the author presented each character and tried her best to stick to historical facts as much as possible, but when she veered towards the non-factual parts of the characters and their involvement, it was so well done.

The main character is the Nanny "Nurse" Betty Gow. Her character is real person and she is such an interesting and fun character. The book is told from Betty's perspective. I love that the author does such a good job at explaining Betty's backstory, how she came to be in this position, touched on her time with the sweet boy Charlie prior to his abduction, and what followed in her life after the abduction. The author also leaves no loose ends in this novel and I appreciate that so much! The entire book is one long mystery, filled with subtle clues and you as the reader will find yourself trying to solve the mystery of who abducted and murdered baby Lindbergh.

For those that love a good plot, suspense, mystery, true-crime and historical fiction, this book is a must read!

Mariah Frederick's The Lindbergh Nanny takes the facts of the true Lindbergh case and retells it from the perspective of the nanny. The story follows Betty from right before she was hired as the Lindbergh nanny, explores her past, and dives deep into the life as the Lindbergh help. The writing is enticing and the story compelling. For lovers of true crime, this is a must read and impossible to put down.

The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks is an impressive, compelling novel about America’s most notorious kidnapping through the eyes of the woman who found herself at the heart of this deadly crime.

I couldn't look away from my Kindle once I started this entertaining story.
Set in the twentieth century. New Jersey in 1932, I was immediately sucked into this gripoing historical/crime fiction.
The characters I instantly felt connected to and immediately to a liking to.
I loved Betty, her strength and heart just poured off the pages.
A well paced story that is both authentic and atmospheric.
The mystery is so entertaining to read, and this historical setting had some really intriguing takes and details that were really fascinating to read.
A mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat. A setting I was just in awe over. I didn't want this to end when it did.

Fans of historical mysteries should enjoy this title. Mariah Fredericks does a phenomenal job creating an engaging situation for Betty.

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This is an amazing book that centers around the true existence of Betty Gow, the nanny (or nurse) of Charlie Lindbergh, the young child kidnapped and murdered in the 1930s. I found the book to be well written as it captured my full attention quickly. All of the characters were well developed and it was evident from the very beginning that this was a totally different point of view of the story of the most famous kidnapping in America. Highly recommend this read as well as the author’s notes where she explains what is factual and what she changed or invented in the writing of the book. This book is a true gem of historical fiction.

Thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for an ARC of this book.

This is a story about the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., from the Nanny's (Betty Gow) point of view. It is a very atmospheric tale and the author certainly gives the reader a sense of time and place. The author takes the reader inside the lives of the rich and famous and their help...An upstairs|downstairs kind of situation. I loved the intimate details about Betty Gow's life and how much she cared for and loved that baby.

The book was so interesting and the characters jumped off the page because there was enough backstory to get a real feel for them. Even though I knew the ending, as everyone does, Mariah Fredericks manages to keep the reader engaged through the entirety of the book.

The two sections at the end of the book, about the real Betty Gow and separating fact from fiction was enlightening and I appreciated the author's research for the book and the recommendations for other reads about the case. This was very well done and I recommend it to any historical fiction lover.

This book was everything I wanted it to be. It had me turned pages without even realizing. It was so good!

I really enjoyed this one. This takes place in the 1930s when Charles Lindbergh's son was kidnapped and murdered. I knew nothing about the case when I picked up the book. Of course I looked online so I would know things before starting the book. What is interesting is that someone was convicted but the guy had no known association with the Lindberghs. Most people assume there had to be a person on the inside that helped but the guy did not give anyone up, which I find odd. If he was going down why wouldn't he give up someone that helped him. The whole affair was very bizarre and this book is about the nanny, Betty Gow, but it also tells the story of the rest of the staff. The Lindberghs stayed at multiple houses and they were not supposed to be at that house that night. How did the kidnapper know they were at that house? Very interesting. I would love to read more books about this case.

"Frightening, really, how stupid you can be about people you care for."

"Never rely on other people to get you where you want to go."

Thank you to Netgalley for the Earc of this book. It is told from the perspective of the Lindbergh nanny. This is a time in history I knew little about.

Charlie Lindbergh’s kidnapping is perhaps one of the most notorious in American history. When he went missing from his crib the nation was in uproar.

Told from the perspective of Betty Gow, Charlie’s nanny, we learn all about the Lindbergh’s and the events leading to his disappearance. Charles Lindbergh was famous for his nonstop thirty three and a half hour flight across the Atlantic from New York to Paris solo. It takes someone with discipline to manage a flight like that alone, and that discipline carried through to his parenting style. Betty wasn’t too sure of some of the choices the Lindbergh’s made with their son, but she was not there to judge, and she loved taking care of the little boy. When he went missing the nation was in turmoil and determined to find him and his kidnapper.

So many people were in and out of the Lindbergh’s day to day life. The police had tons of suspects and we follow along as Betty also desperately tries to figure out what went wrong and whether she is to blame in any way.

I wanted to like this novel more, but mostly it seemed to just carry along. The momentum was lacking and all the side stories a bit distracting, though I see the reason for several of them as they helped rule character’s out as suspects in the kidnapping. Overall, The Lindbergh Nanny was a solid read, but I could have used a bit faster pacing.

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Mariah Fredericks for the advanced copy of the book. The Lindbergh Nanny comes out on November 15th. All opinions are my own.

This book is a partly true account of the kidnapping of baby Charles Jr. Lindbergh. The story takes place in 1932 when his dad, famous aviator Charles Linbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh go through the awful trauma of losing their son. Many people are suspects, especially the baby's nanny Betty Gow and her new boyfriend. The author does tell at the end of the book which parts were taken from factual accounts and which parts were improvised for continuity.
I really enjoyed the way this was written and I thank the author publisher and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.