An inconvenient wife : a modern Tudor mystery / Karen E. Olson.

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An inconvenient wife : a modern Tudor mystery

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"Kate Parker knows what she's getting into when she marries billionaire businessman Hank Tudor--she's his sixth wife, after all, and was by his side as his assistant when his fifth marriage to actress Caitlyn Howard fell apart. But honeymoon plans go awry when a headless body is discovered near Hank's summer home, forcing Kate to contend with two more of his exes: Catherine Alvarez--the first--who lives as a shut-in with her computers, carefully following Tudor Enterprises; and Anna Klein--the fourth--who runs a bed-and-breakfast where she and her wife keep a steady eye on things--particularly Hank's children, Lizzie and Teddy. In this clever and suspenseful reimagining of Tudor era betrayals, these three women become entwined in a deadly game of cat and mouse--with each other, Hank, and Hank's brilliant fixer, Tom Cromwell--as Kate seeks to solve the puzzle of who the murdered woman is, who killed her, and whether her death has any connection to the other headless body from eight years ago."--Dust jacket.

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English

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9781639365654

1639365656

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314 pages ; 24 cm

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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Divorced women -- Fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

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This astonishing crime novel--inspired by the Tudor era--takes the reader into the world of Kate Parker, who has just married billionaire Hank Tudor when a headless body is discovered near their summer home . . .

Kate Parker knows what she's getting into when she marries billionaire businessman Hank Tudor--she's his sixth wife, after all, and was by his side (as his assistant) when his fifth marriage to actress Caitlyn Howard fell apart.

But honeymoon plans go awry when a headless body is discovered near Hank's summer home, forcing Kate to contend with two more of his exes: Catherine Alvarez--the first--who lives as a shut-in with her computers, carefully following Tudor Enterprises; and Anna Klein--the fourth--who runs a bed-and-breakfast where she and her wife keep a steady eye on things--particularly Hank's children, Lizzie and Teddy.

In this clever and suspenseful reimagining of Tudor era betrayals, these three women become entwined in a deadly game of cat and mouse--with each other, Hank, and Hank's brilliant fixer, Tom Cromwell--as Kate seeks to solve the puzzle of who the murdered woman is, who killed her, and whether her death has any connection to the other headless body from eight years ago.

Author Notes

Karen E. Olson is the winner of the Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award and a Shamus Award finalist. She is the author of the Annie Seymour mysteries, the Tattoo Shop mysteries, and the Black Hat thrillers. Karen was a longtime editor, both in newspapers and at Yale. She lives in North Haven, Connecticut.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this clever riff on the saga of Henry VIII, Olson (the Annie Seymour mysteries) introduces executive assistant Kate Parker, who's just become billionaire Hank Tudor's sixth wife. Kate's knowledge of her husband's many divorces has prepared her for the possibility that their marital bliss might be short-lived, but not for the discovery of the headless body of Hanks's fifth wife, Caitlyn Howard, near their honeymoon villa in Tuscany. Caitlyn's corpse is found in the same condition as Hank's late second wife, Nan, who died eight years earlier, raising the possibility of a serial killer or copycat (Hank had strong alibis for both murders). Worried her head may be next on the chopping block, Kate sets out to solve Caitlyn's death, zeroing in on a series of suspects including Hank's three children, his first and fourth wives, and his ruthless business partner. Some readers may balk at the conclusion's loose ends, but Olson's intelligent plotting--in which she recasts Tudor dynastic maneuverings through the lens of 21st-century ultra-wealth--make this much more than a simple in-joke for history buffs. Those willing to go along for the ride will be happy they did. Agent: Josh Getzler, HG Literary. (Apr.)

Booklist Review

Going from personal assistant to sixth wife, Kate Parker thought she was aware of what it would mean to marry billionaire Hank Tudor. However, two weeks after their City Hall wedding, the reality is peppered with surprises. When the headless body of a woman is found in the marsh between Hank's Greenwich cottage and the B & B owned and operated by his fourth wife, Anna, the details are eerily similar to an old, unsolved murder on a different Tudor property. With a relatively small cast of characters, it is the wives in this story who offer glimpses of interesting backgrounds and ranges of emotions that feel more and more relatable as we start to understand just how the family dynamics could be connected to two murdered women. As multiple mysteries begin to unravel, legitimate hints and red herrings are revealed. Fans of Dirty Laundry, by Disha Bose; The Last Word, by Taylor Adams; or Goodbye Earl, by Lessa Cross-Smith, will be interested in giving this book a look.