The three main ladies in this story are absolutely amazing. Each character was fully developed and made to be real in their own ways. None appeared to be more or less involved than the others. Each character had her own story to tell and secrets that were kept. Arial Lawhon did an excellent job with these characters.

Some of the dialogue dragged a little bit for me in some places, but I still found myself having to know what would happen. Would all the secrets come out and the disappearance of the judge solved? I actually could not stop reading, staying up late to finish this book.
The time period of this book is one my favorites to read about. The jazz, the smoking of cigarettes, and the prohibition are all things I associate with the 1930’s and enjoy learning more about and learning how people lived during these times. I found it especially captivating that each of the women in this book are from a different station in life. The classy and well to do wife, the hard working chorus line dancer, and the lowly maid and seamstress, but yet each told their story with class and knowledge of the world they lived in. Each characters story gave the reader a glimpse into a different part of the 1930’s.

I would recommend this book and will be looking for more to read by Arial Lawhon.